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

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  • graze/ɡɹeɪz/verbB1+5 meaningsOf animals, to eat grass growing in a field.
  • grazing rightsnounC1The legal right to feed your animals on land.
  • grease/ɡɹis/nounB13 meaningsThick soft fat, especially the sort left in a pan after cooking meat.
  • grease trapnounC1The chamber that catches fat before it reaches the drain.
  • greasepaint/ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/nounC2The heavy make-up worn by stage performers.
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Paper that fat cannot soak through.
  • greasy/ˈɡɹi.si/adjectiveB23 meaningsCovered in or full of grease or oil.
  • greatly/ˈɡɹeɪ̯t.li/adverbB2To a very large degree.
  • greatness/ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/nounB2The quality of being outstanding and important.
  • 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.
  • greedy/ˈɡɹiːdi/adjectiveA2+Always wanting more than your share.
  • greek/ɡɹiːk/adjectiveB12 meaningsBelonging to Greece or its people.
  • green/ˈɡɹiːn/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of grass and leaves.
  • green belt/ˈɡriːn bɛlt/nounC1Protected countryside kept clear of building.
  • green thumbphraseC1A natural talent for making plants grow.
  • 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.
  • greet/ɡɹiːt/verbB13 meaningsTo say hello to someone, or welcome them, when you meet.
  • greeting/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/nounB12 meaningsWhat you say when you meet somebody.
  • gregarious/ɡɹɪˈɡɛə.ɹɪ.əs/adjectiveC1Fond of company and happiest among people.
  • grenade/ɡɹəˈneɪd/nounB1+A small bomb thrown by hand.
  • greyingadjectiveB2Turning grey with age.
  • 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.
  • grieve/ɡɹiːv/verbB2To live through deep sorrow after a loss.
  • grievous/ˈɡɹiː.vəs/adjectiveC1Very serious, and causing great suffering.
  • griffin/ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/nounB2A mythical creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body.
  • grill/ɡɹɪl/verbB12 meaningsTo cook food on bars directly over or under heat.
  • grim/ɡɹɪm/adjectiveB23 meaningsSerious and unsmiling.
  • 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.
  • grin and bear itphraseC1To put up with something unpleasant without complaint.
  • 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.
  • grisly/ˈɡɹɪzli/adjectiveC1Causing horror through blood and death.
  • gristle/ˈɡɹɪsəl/nounC1Tough springy tissue found in meat.
  • grit/ɡɹɪt/nounB22 meaningsSmall hard particles of sand or stone.
  • grit your teethphraseB2To clench the jaw against pain or anger.
  • gritty/ˈɡɹɪti/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFeeling as though tiny hard grains are in it.
  • grizzledadjectiveC1Having hair turned grey with age.
  • 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.