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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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424 words · showing 301–360

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  • greave/ɡɹiːv/nounC2Armour worn to protect the shin.
  • greecenounA2+A country in south-eastern Europe.
  • greed/ɡɹiːd/nounB1A selfish craving for more than you need.
  • greek/ɡɹiːk/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to Greece or its people.
  • green/ˈɡɹiːn/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of grass and leaves.
  • green belt/ˈɡriːn bɛlt/noun
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Protected countryside kept clear of building.
  • greenery/ˈɡɹiːnəɹi/nounB2+Green leaves and plants taken together.
  • greengrocer/ˈɡɹinˌɡɹəʊs.ə(ɹ)/nounB1+A shopkeeper who sells fruit and vegetables.
  • greenhouse/ˈɡɹiːnhaʊs/nounB2A glass building where plants are grown.
  • greenhouse effectnounB2The trapping of the sun's heat by gases in the air.
  • greenhouse gas/ˌɡɹiːn.haʊs ˈɡæs/nounB2A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
  • greenlandnounB1+The world's largest island, governed from Denmark.
  • greenwashingnounC1Claiming to be kinder to the planet than you are.
  • greeting/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsWhat you say when you meet somebody.
  • grenade/ɡɹəˈneɪd/nounB1+A small bomb thrown by hand.
  • grid/ɡɹɪd/nounB24 meaningsA pattern of lines crossing at right angles.
  • grid referencenounB2The letters and numbers giving an exact spot on a map.
  • griddle/ˈɡɹɪdəl/nounB2+A flat hot metal plate for cooking pancakes.
  • gridlock/ˈɡɹɪdˌlɒk/nounB2+Traffic so blocked that nothing can move at all.
  • grief/ɡɹiːf/nounB22 meaningsDeep sadness after losing somebody.
  • grievance/ˈɡɹiː.vəns/nounC22 meaningsA formal complaint made by an employee.
  • grievance procedurenounC1The formal steps for making a complaint at work.
  • griffin/ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/nounB2A mythical creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body.
  • grimace/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo twist the face to show pain or distaste.
  • grime/ɡɹaɪm/nounB2+Dirt that has been left long enough to stick.
  • grimoire/ˈɡɹɪmwɑː/nounC2A book of spells.
  • grin/ɡɹɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo smile widely, showing your teeth.
  • grind/ˈɡɹaɪnd/nounB22 meaningsExhausting and monotonous routine work.
  • grinder/ˈɡɹaɪndə/nounB1+3 meaningsA machine or device for crushing something into small pieces or powder.
  • grip/ˈɡɹɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo hold something tightly so that it cannot slip.
  • gripe/ɡɹaɪp/verbB2+2 meaningsTo complain persistently about small things.
  • gristle/ˈɡɹɪsəl/nounC1Tough springy tissue found in meat.
  • grit/ɡɹɪt/nounB22 meaningsSmall hard particles of sand or stone.
  • grizzly/ˈɡɹɪzli/nounB2A large brown bear of the North American uplands.
  • groan/ˈɡɹəʊ̯n/verbB23 meaningsTo make a long low sound of pain, unhappiness or complaint.
  • grocer/ˈɡɹəʊ.sə/nounB1+A shopkeeper who sells food and household goods.
  • groceries/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/nounA2+Food and household goods bought from a shop.
  • grocery/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/nounB22 meaningsA shop selling food and household goods.
  • groin/ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/nounB23 meaningsThe fold or hollow at the front of the body where each leg joins the trunk.
  • groom/ɡɹuːm/nounB15 meaningsA man on his wedding day, or in the period just before or after it.
  • grooming/ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/nounB2Keeping yourself clean and neatly presented.
  • grooming brushnounB2The brush used to keep an animal's coat in order.
  • groove/ɡɹuːv/nounB22 meaningsThe rhythmic feel that makes music move.
  • gross domestic productnounC1The total value of everything a country produces.
  • grotto/ˈɡɹɒt.əʊ/nounC1A small picturesque cave.
  • ground/ɡɹaʊnd/nounA24 meaningsThe surface of the earth.
  • ground crewnounB2The workers who service aircraft between flights.
  • ground floornounB1The storey of a building at street level.
  • grounding/ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsBringing yourself back to the present moment.
  • groundsheetnounC1The waterproof layer between the tent and the earth.
  • groundswellnounC1A rising of public feeling that gathers force.
  • groundwork/ˈɡɹaʊndˌwɜːɹk/nounB2+The preparatory work everything else is built on.
  • group/ɡɹuːp/nounA12 meaningsA number of people or things gathered together.
  • group chatnounB1A conversation held between several people at once.
  • groupagenounC2Combining small consignments into one load.
  • grouping/ˈɡɹuːpɪŋ/nounB2+A set of things put together by some shared feature.
  • grouse/ɡɹaʊs/nounC1A plump moorland game bird.
  • grout/ɡɹaʊt/nounC1The paste pressed between tiles to fill the joints.
  • grove/ɡɹəʊv/nounB2A small group of trees growing together.
  • growing painsnounB2Aches in the legs that children get as they grow.