Gross (sing. & pl.) The number of twelve dozen; twelve times twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.
Grossbeak (n.) See Grosbeak.
Gross-headed (a.) Thick-skulled; stupid.
Grossification (n.) The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.
Grossification (n.) The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow.
Grossly (adv.) In a gross manner; greatly; coarsely; without delicacy; shamefully; disgracefully.
Grossness (n.) The state or quality of being gross; thickness; corpulence; coarseness; shamefulness.
Grossular (a.) Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular garnet.
Grossular (a.) A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.
Grossularia (n.) Same as Grossular.
Grossulin (n.) A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits.
Grot (n.) A grotto.
Grot (n.) Alt. of Grote
Grote (n.) A groat.
Grotesgue (a.) Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike; wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic.
Grotesque (n.) A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.
Grotesque (n.) Artificial grotto-work.
Grotesquely (adv.) In a grotesque manner.
Grotesqueness (n.) Quality of being grotesque.
Grottoes (pl. ) of Grotto
Grotto (n.) A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.
Grotto-work (n.) Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.
Ground (n.) The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
Ground (n.) A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
Ground (n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
Ground (n.) Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
Ground (n.) The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
Ground (n.) That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
Ground (n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
Ground (n.) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
Ground (n.) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
Ground (n.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.
Ground (n.) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
Ground (n.) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
Ground (n.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
Ground (n.) Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
Ground (n.) The pit of a theater.
Grounded (imp. & p. p.) of Ground
Grounding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ground
Ground (v. t.) To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
Ground (v. t.) To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
Ground (v. t.) To instruct in elements or first principles.
Ground (v. t.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
Ground (v. t.) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
Ground (v. i.) To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
Ground () imp. & p. p. of Grind.
Groundage (n.) A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.
Groundedly (adv.) In a grounded or firmly established manner.
Grounden () p. p. of Grind.
Grounding (n.) The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis.
Groundless (a.) Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or assertion.
Groundling (n.) A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as the loach.
Groundling (n.) A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on the ground, and without floor or benches.
Groundly (adv.) Solidly; deeply; thoroughly.
Groundnut (n.) The fruit of the Arachis hypogaea (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
Groundnut (n.) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
Groundnut (n.) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia).
Groundnut (n.) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut.
Groundsel (v.) An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
Groundsel (n.) Alt. of Groundsill
Groundsill (n.) See Ground plate (a), under Ground
Groundwork (n.) That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.
Group (n.) A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group of men or of trees; a group of isles.
Group (n.) An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or having some resemblance or common characteristic; as, groups of strata.
Group (n.) A variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders.
Group (n.) A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes.
Grouped (imp. & p. p.) of Group
Grouping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Group
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.
Grouper (n.) One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus Epinephelus, of the family Serranidae, as the red grouper, or brown snapper (E. morio), and the black grouper, or warsaw (E. nigritus), both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
Grouper (n.) The tripletail (Lobotes).
Grouper (n.) In California, the name is often applied to the rockfishes.
Grouping (n.) The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design.
Grouse (n. sing. & pl.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet.
Grouse (v. i.) To seek or shoot grouse.
Grouse (v. i.) To complain or grumble.
Grouser (n.) A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage.
Grout (n.) Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.
Grout (n.) Formerly, a kind of beer or ale.
Grout (n.) Lees; dregs; grounds.
Grout (n.) A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.
Grouted (imp. & p. p.) of Grout
Grouting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grout
Grout (v. t.) To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.
Grouthead (n.) See Growthead.
Grouting (n.) The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in.
Groutnol (n.) Same as Growthead.
Grouty (a.) Cross; sulky; sullen.
Grove (v.) A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent.
Groveled (imp. & p. p.) of Grovel
Grovelled () of Grovel
Groveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grovel
Grovelling () of Grovel
Grovel (adv.) To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.
Grovel (adv.) To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
Groveler (n.) One who grovels; an abject wretch.
Groveling (a.) Lying prone; low; debased.
Grovy (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a grove; situated in, or frequenting, groves.
Grew (imp.) of Grow
Grown (p. p.) of Grow