<B>Great White Father,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the President of the United States. <DD><B> 2. </B>any person who occupies an important or commanding position. </DL>
<A NAME="greatwhiteheron">
<B>great white heron,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a large white heron with yellowish legs, found in southern Florida. <DD><B> 2. </B>a cosmopolitan egret of tropical regions. </DL>
<A NAME="greatwhiteshark">
<B>great white shark,</B> =carcharodon.</DL>
<A NAME="greatwhitetrillium">
<B>great white trillium,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a perennial trillium of eastern and central North America; large-flowered trillium. Its flowers have white petals which turn pale pink or rose. </DL>
<A NAME="greatwhiteway">
<B>Great White Way,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the brightly lighted theater district along Broadway, in the Times Square area of New York City. </DL>
<A NAME="greatwillowherb">
<B>great willow herb,</B> =willow herb.</DL>
<A NAME="greatyear">
<B>great year,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Astronomy.) the period of a revolution of the equinoctial points, about 25,800 years; Platonic year. </DL>
<A NAME="greave">
<B>greave, </B>noun. Often, <B>greaves.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> armor for the leg below the knee; jambeau. </DL>
<A NAME="greaves">
<B>greaves, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fibrous matter of skin found in animal fat, that forms a sediment on melting and is pressed into cakes to serve especially as meat for dogs or hogs and as fish bait; refuse of tallow; cracklings. </DL>
<A NAME="grebe">
<B>grebe, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the ducklike diving birds comprising a family related to the loons, having a short, flattened body, feet not completely webbed, a pointed bill, and short wings and tail, such as the eared grebe and the piedbilled grebe of America, and the little grebe of Europe. Its breast feathers are used to trim millinery. </DL>
<A NAME="grecian">
<B>Grecian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=Greek.</B> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=Greek.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who is thoroughly familiar with the Greek language or literature; Hellenist. </DL>
<A NAME="grecianize">
<B>Grecianize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make Grecian; Grecize. </DL>
<A NAME="greciannose">
<B>Grecian nose,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a straight nose; nose that does not curve inward at the forehead. </DL>
<A NAME="grecianstock">
<B>Grecian stock,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a small, branching, annual plant of southern Europe, bearing fragrant lilac or purple flowers which open at evening; evening stock. </DL>
<A NAME="grecism">
<B>Grecism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the spirit or style characteristic of Greek thought and art. <DD><B> b. </B>adoption or imitation of these. <DD><B> c. </B>an instance of this. <DD><B> 2. </B>an idiom or peculiarity of the Greek language. Also, <B>Graecism.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="grecize">
<B>Grecize, </B>verb, <B>-cized,</B> <B>-cizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give Greek characteristics to. <DD><B> 2. </B>to translate into Greek. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to conform to what is Greek; adopt Greek speech, idioms, and customs. Also <B>Graecize.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="greco">
<B>Greco-,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) <DD><B> 1. </B>Greece; Greek things. <BR> <I>Ex. Grecophile = a lover of Greece or Greek things.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>Greek and ______. <BR> <I>Ex. Greco-Roman = Greek and Roman.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="grecomania">
<B>Grecomania, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an unusual fondness for Greek things. </DL>
<A NAME="grecomaniac">
<B>Grecomaniac, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who has an unusual fondness for Greek things. </DL>
<A NAME="grecophil">
<B>Grecophil, </B>noun. =Grecophile.</DL>
<A NAME="grecophile">
<B>Grecophile, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lover of Greece or Greek things. </DL>
<A NAME="grecoroman">
<B>Greco-Roman, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>Greek and Roman, especially in style or influence. <BR> <I>Ex. Greco-Roman monuments, Greco-Roman art.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with a style of wrestling in which a wrestler may not grasp an opponent's legs or use any hold below the waist and may use the legs only for support and not to hook, trip, or lift an opponent. <BR> <I>Ex. Greco-Roman Olympic events, Greco-Roman competition.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> the Greco-Roman style of wrestling. </DL>
<A NAME="gree">
<B>gree</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Scottish.) <DD><B> a. </B>a preeminence; superiority; mastery; victory in battle. <DD><B> b. </B>the prize for a victory. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=degree.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gree">
<B>gree</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Obsolete.) <DD><B> 1. </B>favor or good will: <DD><B> 2. </B>satisfaction, as for an injury done. </DL>
<B>greed, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of wanting more than one's share; greedy behavior; greedy desire. <BR> <I>Ex. a miser's greed for money.</I> (SYN) avidity, avarice, cupidity, covetousness. </DL>
<A NAME="greedy">
<B>greedy, </B>adjective, <B>greedier,</B> <B>greediest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>wanting to get more than one's share; eager for gain or wealth. (SYN) avaricious, covetous, rapacious. <DD><B> 2. </B>having a very great desire to possess something. <DD><B> 3. </B>wanting to get a great deal. <DD><B> 4. </B>wanting to eat or drink a great deal in a hurry; piggish. <BR> <I>Ex. I am not hungry; but thank goodness I'm greedy (Punch).</I> (SYN) ravenous, voracious, gluttonous. adv. <B>greedily.</B> noun <B>greediness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="greegree">
<B>greegree, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an African charm, amulet, or fetish. Also, <B>grigri,</B> <B>gris-gris.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="greek">
<B>Greek, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of Greece, its people, or their language. <DD><B> 2. </B>of or having to do with the Greek Church. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a person born or living in Greece. <DD><B> b. </B>any person who used the ancient Greek language. <DD><B> 2a. </B>the language of Greece, or a particular dialect or form of it. Greek is one of the oldest Indo-European languages spoken today. Ancient or classical Greek was the language until about 200 A.D.; Late Greek was the language until about 700 A.D.; Medieval Greek was the language during the Middle Ages until about 1500 A.D.; Modern Greek is the language that began to take shape about 1500. (Abbr:) Gr. <DD><B> b. </B>the group of dialects that constitute, with Greek, the Hellenic branch of Indo-European. <DD><B> 3. </B>a member of the Greek Church. <DD><B> 4. </B>a member of a school or college fraternity, identified by its Greek letters. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Archaic.) a merry fellow; boon companion. <DD><B> 6. </B>a cunning or wily person; swindler or sharper (used in an unfriendly way). <BR><I>expr. <B>it's Greek to me,</B> </I>I can't understand it. <BR> <I>Ex. I have trouble with algebra; it's Greek to me.</I> noun <B>Greekness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="greekcatholic">
<B>Greek Catholic,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of the Greek Orthodox Church. <DD><B> 2. </B>a Byzantine or Greek acknowledging papal supremacy and adhering to Roman Catholic faith and doctrine, but differing especially in rites and ceremonies; Uniat. </DL>
<A NAME="greekchurch">
<B>Greek Church,</B> =Greek Orthodox Church.</DL>
<A NAME="greekcross">
<B>Greek cross,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a cross whose four arms are of the same length and form right angles. </DL>
<A NAME="greekfire">
<B>Greek fire,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a substance easily set on fire whose flames could not be put out by water; wildfire. It was used in warfare in ancient and medieval times. </DL>
<A NAME="greekish">
<B>Greekish, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>like what is Greek; after the Greek type. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) Greek or Grecian. </DL>
<A NAME="greekorthodox">
<B>Greek Orthodox,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the Greek Orthodox Church. </DL>
<A NAME="greekorthodoxchurch">
<B>Greek Orthodox Church,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the Christian church of the countries in communion or doctrinal agreement with the patriarchs of Constantinople (Istanbul), Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem; Eastern Church. <DD><B> 2. </B>the part of this church forming the established church in Greece. </DL>
<A NAME="greekrevival">
<B>Greek Revival,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a style of architecture and furnishings widespread during the first half of the 1800's, imitating classical Greek style and motifs. </DL>
<A NAME="greekrite">
<B>Greek rite,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the Eucharist, Mass, or other ceremony, as used in the Greek Orthodox Church or the Uniat churches. </DL>
<A NAME="greektortoise">
<B>Greek tortoise,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a land turtle of the Old World. </DL>
