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   garbanzo
         n 1: the seed of the chickpea plant [syn: {chickpea},
               {garbanzo}]
         2: large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried [syn:
            {chickpea}, {garbanzo}]

English Dictionary: gruffness	by the DICT Development Group
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Graafian follicle n a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
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grapheme n a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters" Synonym(s): character, grapheme, graphic symbol
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grapnel n a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope Synonym(s): grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron a light anchor for small boats Synonym(s): grapnel, grapnel anchor
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grapnel anchor n a light anchor for small boats [syn: grapnel, {grapnel anchor}]
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grave mound n (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs Synonym(s): burial mound, grave mound, barrow, tumulus
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graven adj cut into a desired shape; "graven images"; "sculptured representations" Synonym(s): graven, sculpted, sculptured cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design"; "engraved invitations" Synonym(s): engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribed
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graven image n a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" Synonym(s): idol, graven image, god
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graveness n a manner that is serious and solemn [syn: graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness]
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gravimeter n a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid Synonym(s): hydrometer, gravimeter a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth Synonym(s): gravimeter, gravity meter
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gravimetric adj of or relating to hydrometry [syn: hydrometric, gravimetric]
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gravimetric analysis n quantitative analysis by weight
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gravimetry n the measurement of specific gravity [syn: hydrometry, gravimetry]
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graving dock n a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline Synonym(s): dry dock, drydock, graving dock
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graving tool n a tool used by an engraver [syn: graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel]
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gray-pink adj of pink tinged with grey [syn: grey-pink, gray-pink, greyish-pink, grayish-pink]
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grey-pink adj of pink tinged with grey [syn: grey-pink, gray-pink, greyish-pink, grayish-pink]
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grievance n a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" Synonym(s): grudge, score, grievance an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
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grieving adj sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" Synonym(s): bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)
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griffin n winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion Synonym(s): gryphon, griffin, griffon
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griffon n winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion Synonym(s): gryphon, griffin, griffon breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle Synonym(s): griffon, Brussels griffon, Belgian griffon breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France Synonym(s): griffon, wire-haired pointing griffon large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings Synonym(s): griffon vulture, griffon, Gyps fulvus
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griffon vulture n large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings Synonym(s): griffon vulture, griffon, Gyps fulvus
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griping n acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) [syn: colic, intestinal colic, gripes, griping]
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gripping adj capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" Synonym(s): absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting
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grooving n the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm Synonym(s): grooving, rifling
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groping adj acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence; "a groping effort to understand"
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gropingly adv in an uncertain groping manner
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group Amentiferae n used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins Synonym(s): Amentiferae, group Amentiferae
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group insurance n insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group
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group meeting n a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" Synonym(s): meeting, group meeting
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grouping n any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn: group, grouping] the activity of putting things together in groups a system for classifying things into groups Synonym(s): grouping, pigeonholing
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grubbiness n the state of being grimy Synonym(s): griminess, grubbiness
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gruffness n a throaty harshness [syn: gruffness, hoarseness, huskiness] an abrupt discourteous manner Synonym(s): abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness
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gryphon n winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion Synonym(s): gryphon, griffin, griffon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Graafian \Graaf"i*an\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician. {Graafian follicles} or vesicles, small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the bursting of which they are discharged.
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Graafian \Graaf"i*an\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch physician. {Graafian follicles} or vesicles, small cavities in which the ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the bursting of which they are discharged.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grab \Grab\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbing}.] [Akin to Sw. grabba to grasp. Cf. {Grabble}, {Grapple}, {Grasp}.] To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
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Grape \Grape\, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes, F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp}, {Grapnel}, {Grapple}.] 1. (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins. 2. (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine. 3. (Man.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse. 4. (Mil.) Grapeshot. {Grape borer}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}. {Grape curculio} (Zo[94]l.), a minute black weevil ({Craponius in[91]qualis}) which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes. {Grape flower}, [or] {Grape hyacinth} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Muscari racemosum}) with small blue globular flowers in a dense raceme. {Grape fungus} (Bot.), a fungus ({Oidium Tuckeri}) on grapevines; vine mildew. {Grape hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a small yellow and red hemipterous insect, often very injurious to the leaves of the grapevine. {Grape moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Eudemis botrana}), which in the larval state eats the interior of grapes, and often binds them together with silk. {Grape of a cannon}, the cascabel or knob at the breech. {Grape sugar}. See {Glucose}. {Grape worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the grape moth. {Sour grapes}, things which persons affect to despise because they can not possess them; -- in allusion to [AE]sop's fable of the fox and the grapes.
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Grapnel \Grap"nel\, n. [OE. grapenel, dim. fr. F. grappin the grapple of a ship; of German origin. See {Grape}.] (Naut.) A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also grapline, and crapnel.
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d8Gravamen \[d8]Gra*va"men\, n.; pl. L. {Gravamina , E. {Gravamens}. [L., fr. gravare to load, burden, fr. gravis heavy, weighty. See {Grave}, a.] (Law) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
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d8Gravamen \[d8]Gra*va"men\, n.; pl. L. {Gravamina , E. {Gravamens}. [L., fr. gravare to load, burden, fr. gravis heavy, weighty. See {Grave}, a.] (Law) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[amac]vd); p. p. {Graven} (gr[amac]v"'n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. {Grave}, n., {Grove}, n.] 1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer). 2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 9. 3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer. 4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior. 5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak.
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Graven \Grav"en\, p. p. of {Grave}, v. t. Carved. {Graven image}, an idol; an object of worship carved from wood, stone, etc. [bd]Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.[b8] --Ex. xx. 4.
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Graven \Grav"en\, p. p. of {Grave}, v. t. Carved. {Graven image}, an idol; an object of worship carved from wood, stone, etc. [bd]Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.[b8] --Ex. xx. 4.
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Graveness \Grave"ness\, n. The quality of being grave. His sables and his weeds, Importing health and graveness. --Shak.
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Gravenstein \Gra"ven*stein"\, n. [So called because it came from Gravenstein, a place in Schleswig. Downing.] A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.
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Gravimeter \Gravim"eter\, n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravim[8a]tre.] (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies.
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Gravimetric \Grav"imet"ric\, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. -- {Grav"imet"rically}, adv. {Gravimetric analysis} (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts of the constituents are determined by weight; -- in distinction from {volumetric analysis}.
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Gravimetric \Grav"imet"ric\, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. -- {Grav"imet"rically}, adv. {Gravimetric analysis} (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts of the constituents are determined by weight; -- in distinction from {volumetric analysis}.
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Gravimetric \Grav"imet"ric\, a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. -- {Grav"imet"rically}, adv. {Gravimetric analysis} (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts of the constituents are determined by weight; -- in distinction from {volumetric analysis}.
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Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[amac]vd); p. p. {Graven} (gr[amac]v"'n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS. grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D. graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw. gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to write, E. graphic. Cf. {Grave}, n., {Grove}, n.] 1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer. He hath graven and digged up a pit. --Ps. vii. 16 (Book of Common Prayer). 2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel. --Ex. xxviii. 9. 3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture; as, to grave an image. With gold men may the hearte grave. --Chaucer. 4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly. O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior. 5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak.
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Graving \Grav"ing\, n. [From Grave to clean.] The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. {Graving dock}. (Naut.) See under Dock.
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Graving \Grav"ing\, n. [From Grave to dig.] l. The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio. 2. That which is graved or carved. [R.] Skillful to . . . grave any manner of graving. --2 Chron. ii. 14. 3. Impression, as upon the mind or heart. New gravings upon their souls. --Eikon Basilike
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Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. [?] receptacle, fr. [?] to receive.] 1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide. 2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock. 3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands. {Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers. {Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc. {Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water. {Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc. {Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses. {Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships. {Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate sections or caissons. {Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship. {Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a basin.
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Graving \Grav"ing\, n. [From Grave to clean.] The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. {Graving dock}. (Naut.) See under Dock.
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Greave \Greave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greaved} (gr[emac]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Greaving}.] [From {Greaves}.] (Naut.) To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.
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Grievance \Griev"ance\, n. [OF. grevance. See {Grieve}, v. t.] 1. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury. 2. Grieving; grief; affliction. The . . . grievance of a mind unreasonably yoked. --Milton. Syn: Burden; oppression; hardship; trouble.
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Grievancer \Griev"an*cer\, n. One who occasions a grievance; one who gives ground for complaint. [Obs.] Petition . . . against the bishops as grand grievancers. --Fuller.
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Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[emac]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grieving}.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grief.}] 1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try. Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God. --Eph. iv. 30. The maidens grieved themselves at my concern. --Cowper, 2. To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. [R.]
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Grieving \Griev"ing\, a. Sad; sorrowful; causing grief. -- n. The act of causing grief; the state of being grieved. -- {Griev"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak.
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Grieving \Griev"ing\, a. Sad; sorrowful; causing grief. -- n. The act of causing grief; the state of being grieved. -- {Griev"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak.
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Griffin \Grif"fin\, n. An Anglo-Indian name for a person just arrived from Europe. --H. Kingsley.
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Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple.
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Griffon \Grif"fon\ (gr[icr]f"f[ocr]n), n. [F.] One of a European breed of rough-coated dogs, somewhat taller than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used in hunt game birds. The {Brussels griffon} is a very small, wiry-coated, short-nosed pet dog of Belgian origin.
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Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple.
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Gripe \Gripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Griped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Griping}.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr[?]fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Grope}.] 1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. 2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? --Robynson (More's Utopia). 3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances. How inly sorrow gripes his soul. --Shak.
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Gripingly \Grip"ing*ly\, adv. In a griping or oppressive manner. --Bacon.
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Grobian \Gro"bi*an\, n. [G., fr. grob rude. Cf. {Gruff}, a.] A rude or clownish person; boor; lout.
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Grooving \Groov"ing\, n. The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or collection of grooves.
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Grope \Grope\ (gr[omac]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped} (gr[omac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien, grapien, AS. gr[amac]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to gripe. See {Gripe}.] 1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.] 2. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one can not see. We grope for the wall like the blind. --Is. lix. 10. To grope a little longer among the miseries and sensualities ot a worldly life. --Buckminster.
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Groping-ly \Grop"ing-ly\, adv. In a groping manner.
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Group \Group\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grouping}.] [Cf. F. grouper. See {Group}, n.] To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best effect; to form an assemblage of. The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as the painters term it, in grouping such a multitude of different objects. --Prior. {Grouped columns} (Arch.), three or more columns placed upon the same pedestal.
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Grouping \Group"ing\, n. (Fine Arts) The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design.
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Groove \Groove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grooved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Groving}.] To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
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Grub \Grub\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grubbed}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Grubbing}.] [OE. grubbin., cf. E. grab, grope.] 1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging. 2. To drudge; to do menial work. --Richardson.
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Gruff \Gruff\, a. [Compar. {Gruffer}; superl. {Gruffest}.] [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rc[a2]fan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-.] Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. --Addison. Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. --Thackeray. -- {Gruff"ly}, adv. -- {Gruff"ness}, n.
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Gryfon \Gryf"on\, n. [Obs.] See {Griffin}. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gryphon \Gryph"on\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The griffin vulture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin, griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to gryps, Gr. [?]; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art. 2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic charge. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is supposed to be the [bd]eagle[b8] of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir. [Written also {gryphon}.] 4. An English early apple.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gryphon \Gryph"on\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The griffin vulture.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Garapan, MP (CDP, FIPS 17700) Location: 15.20606 N, 145.71795 E Population (1990): 3904 (681 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Garvin, MN (city, FIPS 23228) Location: 44.21475 N, 95.76094 W Population (1990): 149 (74 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56132 Garvin, OK (town, FIPS 28700) Location: 33.95478 N, 94.94129 W Population (1990): 128 (50 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74736
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Garvin County, OK (county, FIPS 49) Location: 34.70944 N, 97.31073 W Population (1990): 26605 (11932 housing units) Area: 2095.7 sq km (land), 11.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Griffin, GA (city, FIPS 35324) Location: 33.24109 N, 84.27289 W Population (1990): 21347 (8749 housing units) Area: 33.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30223 Griffin, IN (town, FIPS 30024) Location: 38.20432 N, 87.91531 W Population (1990): 171 (78 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47616
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
gripenet n. [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for IBM's internal VNET system, deriving from its common use by IBMers to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be taboo in more formal channels.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
gripenet [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for {IBM}'s internal {VNET} system, deriving from its common use by IBMers to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be taboo in more formal channels. [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Graven image Deut. 27:15; Ps. 97:7 (Heb. pesel), refers to the household gods of idolaters. "Every nation and city had its own gods...Yet every family had its separate household or tutelary god."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Graving (1.) Heb. hatsabh. Job 19:24, rendered "graven," but generally means hewn stone or wood, in quarry or forest. (2.) Heb. harush. Jer. 17:1, rendered "graven," and indicates generally artistic work in metal, wood, and stone, effected by fine instruments. (3.) Heb. haqaq. Ezek. 4:1, engraving a plan or map, rendered "pourtray;" Job 19:23, "written." (4.) Heb. pasal points rather to the sculptor's or the carver's art (Isa. 30:22; 40:19; 41:7; 44:12-15). (5.) Pathah refers to intaglio work, the cutting and engraving of precious stones (Ex. 28:9-11, 21; Zech. 3:9; Cant. 1:10, 11). (6.) Heret. In Ex. 32:4 rendered "graving tool;" and in Isa. 8:1, "a pen."