<B>grogshop, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) a bar; saloon; dramshop; public house; groggery. </DL>
<A NAME="groin">
<B>groin, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the hollow on either side of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen, or the surrounding region. <DD><B> 2. </B>the curved edge where two vaults of a roof intersect. <DD><B> 3. </B>Also, <B>groyne.</B> a structure of timber, masonry, or other material built out into the sea from a beach or shore, for the purpose of retaining the sand washed up by the tide and raising up a barrier against the waves. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to form into or build with groins. <BR> <I>Ex. He groined his arches and matched his beams (James Russell Lowell).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>Also, <B>groyne.</B> to furnish with groins, as a beach. </DL>
<A NAME="grok">
<B>grok, </B>intransitive verb, <B>grokked,</B> <B>grokking.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) to communicate meaningfully or sympathetically. </DL>
<A NAME="grolier">
<B>Grolier, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a style of decoration in bookbinding, consisting of bold lines of gold curiously interlaced in geometrical forms and intermixed with delicate leaves and sprays. </DL>
<A NAME="grommet">
<B>grommet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a metal eyelet, especially one in a piece of cloth. <DD><B> 2. </B>a ring of rope, used as an oarlock or to hold a sail on its stays; becket. Also, <B>grummet.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="gromwell">
<B>gromwell, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of herbs of the borage family, with white, yellow, greenish-yellow, or blue flowers and hard, stony seeds formerly much used in medicine. </DL>
<A NAME="groom">
<B>groom, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a man just married or about to be married; bridegroom. <BR> <I>Ex. The lanky groom, decked out in brown suede shoes and a brown tail coat with a yellow carnation (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a man or boy whose work is taking care of horses. <DD><B> 3. </B>any of several officers of the English royal household. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) a manservant. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to feed, rub down, brush, and generally take care of (a horse or dog). <BR> <I>Ex. A dog with long hair needs grooming often.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to take care of the appearance of; make neat and tidy. <BR> <I>Ex. He was grooming himself for the party.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to prepare (a person) to run for political or other office. <BR> <I>Ex. The lawyer was being groomed as a candidate for mayor. Yet the Chancellor's fixed purpose seems to be not to groom a successor while he is himself still in office (Manchester Guardian).</I> noun <B>groomer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="groomsman">
<B>groomsman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a man who attends the bridegroom at a wedding. </DL>
<A NAME="groove">
<B>groove, </B>noun, verb. <B>grooved,</B> <B>grooving.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a long, narrow channel or furrow, especially one cut by a tool. <BR> <I>Ex. My desk has a groove for pencils. The plate rests in a groove on the rack.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any similar channel; rut. <BR> <I>Ex. Wheels leave grooves in a dirt road.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a channel or furrow of natural formation. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) a fixed way of doing things. <BR> <I>Ex. It is hard for him to get out of a groove.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Printing.) a channel on the base of a piece of type, between the feet. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Slang.) something groovy or first-rate. <BR> <I>Ex. The show was a groove.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a groove or grooves in. <BR> <I>Ex. The counter of the sink is grooved so that the water will run off.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Slang.) to record on (a phonograph record). <BR> <I>Ex. The disc ... is grooved by the Harry Simeone Chorale and it is a winner (Cape Times).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Baseball.) to pitch (a ball) overthe plate so as to make it easy for the batter to hit. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Slang.) to give pleasure; entertain. <BR> <I>Ex. What better way to groove my contemporaries on earth than to decorate their material life with mind-expanding design? (Peter Max).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> (Slang.) <B>1. </B>to enjoy oneself; have fun. <BR> <I>Ex. The women really groove on his music (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to be enjoyable; be fun. <BR> <I>Ex. "Life as it is ... really grooves" (John Updike).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>groove it,</B> </I>(Slang.) to enjoy oneself. <BR> <I>Ex. "The first time I drove into Eastport I really grooved it" (Saturday Review).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>groove with,</B> </I>(Slang.) to like; appreciate. <BR> <I>Ex. Most [vendors] are under 30, grow their hair long, and groove with arts and crafts (New York Times).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in the groove,</B> (Slang.) <DD><B> a. </B>showing great skill; firstrate. </I> <I>Ex. Those players are really in the groove.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>fashionable; up-to-date. <BR> <I>Ex. "They are in the groove here [in Germany] all right," Hampton explained. "Jazz is something new in music which hits them all" (Newsweek).</I> noun <B>groover.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="groovebilledani">
<B>groove-billed ani,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a gregarious black tickbird found from northern South America to the southern United States. It is about 14 inches long and has an upper bill marked with parallel grooves and ridges. </DL>
<A NAME="groovy">
<B>groovy, </B>adjective, <B>groovier,</B> <B>grooviest,</B> (for 3.)<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or resembling a groove. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Dialect.) having a tendency to a fixed way of doing things. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Slang.) in the groove; first-rate; excellent; perfect. <BR> <I>Ex. You want fresh ideas, groovy stuff? (New Yorker).</I> adv. <B>groovily.</B> noun <B>grooviness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="grope">
<B>grope, </B>verb, <B>groped,</B> <B>groping,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to feel about with the hands. <BR> <I>Ex. I groped for a flashlight when the lights went out.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to search blindly and uncertainly. <BR> <I>Ex. The detectives groped for some clue to the mysterious crime.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to find by feeling about with the hands; feel (one's way) slowly. <BR> <I>Ex. The blind man groped his way to the door.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> the action or an act of groping. noun <B>groper.</B> adv. <B>gropingly.</B> </DL>
<B>grosbeak, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various colorful finches with a large, stout, cone-shaped bill, such as the rose-breasted grosbeak. </DL>
<A NAME="groschen">
<B>groschen, </B>noun, pl. <B>-schen.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a unit of money in Austria, a bronze coin worth 1/100 of an Austrian schilling. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a small silver coin varying in value, formerly used in Germany. <DD><B> b. </B>(Informal.) a small nickel coin used in Germany, worth 10 pfennigs. </DL>
<A NAME="grosdelondres">
<B>gros de Londres,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a heavy silk fabric having ribs of alternating color or texture, used for dresses. </DL>
<A NAME="grosgrain">
<B>grosgrain, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a closely woven silk or rayon cloth with heavy cross threads and a dull finish, used especially for ribbons and accessories. <DD><I>adj. </I> having heavy cross threads and dull finish. </DL>
<A NAME="grosmichel">
<B>Gros Michel,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the common, commercial banana grown in the Caribbean area; Martinique. </DL>
<A NAME="grospoint">
<B>gros point,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a raised stitch used especially in certain kinds of embroidery for upholstery and in sewing on or with canvas. </DL>
<A NAME="gross">
<B>gross, </B>adjective, noun, pl. <B>grosses</B> (for 1,) <B>gross</B> (for 2,) verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>with nothing taken out; total; entire; whole. Gross receipts are all the money taken in before costs are deducted. (SYN) aggregate. <DD><B> 2. </B>very bad; easy to see; glaring; flagrant. <BR> <I>Ex. gross misconduct, gross superstition. She makes gross errors in adding.</I> (SYN) outrageous. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) coarse; vulgar. <BR> <I>Ex. Her manners are too gross for a lady.</I> (SYN) broad, indecent, low. <DD><B> 4. </B>too big and fat; overfed. <BR> <I>Ex. One of them is well-known ... a gross fat man (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>thick; heavy; dense. <BR> <I>Ex. the gross growth of a jungle.</I> (SYN) rank. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Figurative.) lacking in culture or discrimination; without education or refinement. <BR> <I>Ex. gross taste in literature. ... men now gross of ear, of vision dim (John Greenleaf Whittier).</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>concerned with large masses or outlines; general. <DD><B> 8. </B>(Obsolete.) striking; evident; obvious. <DD><B> 9. </B>(Obsolete.) wanting in fineness or delicacy of texture, granulation, or outline. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the whole sum; total amount. <BR> <I>Ex. The gross amount of his bill included the tax too.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Obsolete.) the greater part; majority; bulk. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a unit consisting of twelve dozen; 144. (Abbr:) gr. or gro. <DD><B> b. </B><B>=great gross.</B> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a gross profit of; earn a total of. <BR> <I>Ex. to gross $20,000 per year.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Slang.) Usually, <B>gross out.</B> to shock or disgust. <BR> <I>Ex. They [horror movies] offer dangling limbs, effusing guts, and gruesome decapitations--and audiences are lining up in droves to be "grossed out" (New York Post).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>in the gross,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>in a general way; in the main; on the whole. </I> <I>Ex. You cannot refuse in the gross what you have so often acknowledged in detail (Edmund Burke).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>in bulk; on a large scale; wholesale. <BR> <I>Ex. Department stores buy merchandise in the gross.</I> adv. <B>grossly.</B> noun <B>grossness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="grossdomesticproduct">
<B>gross domestic product,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Economics.) the gross national product minus the net payments on foreign investments. (Abbr:) GDP (no periods). </DL>
<A NAME="grosser">
<B>grosser, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that grosses; earner. </DL>
<A NAME="grossincome">
<B>gross income,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the total income from all sources before deductions have been made. </DL>
<A NAME="grossloss">
<B>gross loss,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the total loss before the expenses of doing business have been deducted. </DL>
