<B>grisaille, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a method of decorative painting in monochrome in various shades of gray, to represent objects in relief, often used on glass or enamel. <DD><B> 2. </B>a work, such as a stained-glass window, executed according to this method. <BR> <I>Ex. The younger Tiepolo also did ... grisailles of masked figures and clowns (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>Griselda, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the heroine of Chaucer's "Clerk's Tale" and of several medieval romances, famed for her meekness and patience when cruelly ill-treated by her husband. <DD><B> 2. </B>a very meek, patient woman. </DL>
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<B>griseofulvin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an antibiotic used against fungous infections of the skin, and to destroy molds and mildew on plants. </DL>
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<B>griseous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> gray verging on blue; pearl-gray. </DL>
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<B>grisette, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a French working girl, especially one employed as a shop assistant or a seamstress. </DL>
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<B>gris-gris, </B>noun, pl. <B>gris-gris.</B> <B>=greegree.</B></DL>
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<B>griskin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) a loin of pork. </DL>
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<B>grisly</B> (1), adjective, <B>-lier,</B> <B>-liest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> causing horror; frightful; horrible; ghastly. <BR> <I>Ex. the grisly symptoms of radiation sickness (New York Times).</I> noun <B>grisliness.</B> </DL>
<B>grison, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a weasellike, carnivorous mammal of South and Central America, with light upper parts and dark lower parts. </DL>
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<B>grist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>grain to be ground. <BR> <I>Ex. The farmer took his grist to the mill.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a batch of such grain. <DD><B> 2. </B>grain that has been ground; meal or flour. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S.) a lot, number, or quantity (of). <BR><I>expr. <B>grist to</B> (or <B>for</B>) <B>one's mill,</B> </I>a source of profit or advantage to one. <BR> <I>Ex. All in all the companies overseas are in good heart and health and should bring grist to the mill in increasing measure as the years mature (London Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>gristle, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a tough, elastic tissue, such as is sometimes found in meat; cartilage. <BR> <I>Ex. Babies have gristle instead of bone in some parts of the skull.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a structure or formation consisting of cartilage; gristly part. </DL>
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<B>gristly, </B>adjective. <B>-tlier,</B> <B>-tliest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> of or like gristle; cartilaginous. noun <B>gristliness.</B> </DL>
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<B>grist mill,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a mill for grinding grain. </DL>
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<B>grit, </B>noun, verb, <B>gritted,</B> <B>gritting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>very fine bits of gravel or sand. <BR> <I>Ex. As the wind blew, grit seeped in around the cracks in the window.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a coarse sandstone, especially of the kinds used for millstones and grindstones; gritstone. <DD><B> 3. </B>the grain or texture of a stone, especially with respect to fineness or coarseness. <DD><B> 4. </B>the abrasive quality of a sanding disk, cloth, or paper. <BR> <I>Ex. ... many shops use three different grits to prepare the surface for painting (Automotive Encyclopedia).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) courage; pluck; endurance. <BR> <I>Ex. For years and years most of the men and women of grit had gone away or been driven away (J. W. R. Scott).</I> (SYN) fortitude. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a grating sound by holding closed and rubbing; grate; grind. <BR> <I>Ex. She gritted her teeth and plunged into the cold water.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to put grit into or over. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to give forth a grating sound. <DD><B> 2. </B>to use grit as a covering or fill. </DL>
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<B>Grit, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the Liberal Party of Canada </DL>
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<B>grit chamber,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a tank in a sewage system, in which heavy inorganic matter settles to the bottom. </DL>
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<B>grith, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic or Historical.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a place of protection; sanctuary; asylum. <DD><B> 2. </B>guaranteed security; protection; defense; safe conduct. </DL>
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<B>grits, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>corn, oats, wheat, or other grain with the husks removed and coarsely ground. Grits are eaten boiled. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S.) coarsely ground corn or hominy cooked as a cereal. </DL>
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<B>gritstone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a coarse sandstone, of the kind used for millstones and grindstones. </DL>
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<B>gritty, </B>adjective, <B>-tier,</B> <B>-tiest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or containing grit; like grit; sandy. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal, Figurative.) courageous; plucky. <BR> <I>Ex. The gritty, grinning captain of paratroopers had fought for almost a decade in jungle and mountains (Time).</I> (SYN) resolute. adv. <B>grittily.</B> noun <B>grittiness.</B> </DL>
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<B>grivet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small African monkey with a greenish-gray back and long tail, closely related to the green monkey. </DL>
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<B>grizzle</B> (1), noun, adjective, verb, <B>-zled,</B> <B>-zling.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>gray hair. <DD><B> b. </B>a gray wig. <DD><B> 2. </B>the color gray. <DD><B> 3. </B>a gray animal, especially a horse or dog. <DD><I>adj. </I> gray; grizzled. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to make gray. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become gray. </DL>
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<B>grizzle</B> (2), verb, <B>-zled,</B> <B>-zling,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Dialect or Informal.) <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to show the teeth; grin or laugh, especially mockingly. <DD><B> 2. </B>to fret; sulk; whine; whimper. <BR> <I>Ex. A man, grizzling about life in general, was being cheered up by one of his friends (Cape Times).</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a whining; whimpering; complaining. </DL>
<B>grizzly bear,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a large, fierce, gray or brownish-gray bear of the mountains of western North America. Its fur is white at the tips, making it look grizzled. The grizzly bear is becoming rare. </DL>
<B>groan, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a sound made down in the throat that expresses grief, pain, or disapproval; deep, short moan. <BR> <I>Ex. We heard the groans of the man who had fallen off the cliff.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to give a groan or groans. <BR> <I>Ex. The tired horse groaned under the heavy load. She groaned in wordless grief.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to be loaded or burdened so as to sound or seem to groan. <BR> <I>Ex. The table groaned with food. The press groans with productions (Thomas Jefferson).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to call painfully or urgently. <BR> <I>Ex. He groaned for water.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to express by groaning. <BR> <I>Ex. He groaned his disapproval.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to utter with groans. <BR> <I>Ex. He groaned out an answer.</I> adv. <B>groaningly.</B> </DL>
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<B>groaner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that groans. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a singer of popular songs, especially a crooner. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a professional wrestler. </DL>
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<B>groat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an old English silver coin, worth fourpence. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a very small sum. <BR> <I>Ex. I do not care a groat what it is (Lord Chesterfield).</I> </DL>
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<B>groats, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>hulled grain; hulled and crushed grain, such as wheat or oats. <DD><B> 2. </B>the parts of oat kernels that can be eaten. Also, <B>grouts.</B> </DL>
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<B>grocer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who sells food and household supplies. </DL>
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<B>grocery, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ceries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a store that sells food and household supplies. <DD><B> 2. </B>thebusiness or trade of a grocer. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S. Slang.) a bar; saloon. <BR> <I>Ex. I must a took a little too much at Welch's grocery (Edward Eggleston).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>groceries,</B> </I>articles of food and household supplies sold by a grocer. <BR> <I>Ex. We had at last the satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a ... box before him to carry groceries in (Oliver Goldsmith).</I> </DL>
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<B>groceryman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a grocer. </DL>
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<B>grocery store,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a grocery. </DL>
<A NAME="groceteria">
<B>groceteria, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a grocery where people wait on themselves. </DL>
<A NAME="grody">
<B>grody, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) disgusting; gross. <BR> <I>Ex. Mom, like that's ... grody to the max, just gruesome (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>grog, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a drink made of rum and water or whiskey and water. <DD><B> 2. </B>any strong alcoholic drink. </DL>
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<B>groggery, </B>noun, pl. <B>-geries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) a saloon; grogshop. </DL>
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<B>groggy, </B>adjective. <B>-gier,</B> <B>-giest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>not steady; shaky. <BR> <I>Ex. A blow on the head made me groggy.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>drunk; intoxicated. adv. <B>groggily.</B> noun <B>grogginess.</B> </DL>
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<B>grognard, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1a. </B>a soldier of the first French Empire. <DD><B> b. </B>an old soldier. <DD><B> 2. </B>a grumbler; growler. </DL>
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<B>grogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a coarse cloth made of silk, of wool, or of combinations of these with mohair, often stiffened with gum. </DL>
