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

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  • grate/ˈɡɹeɪt/verbB1+3 meaningsTo shred food by rubbing it on a rough metal surface.
  • grateful/ˈɡɹeɪtf(ʊ)l/adjectiveB12 meaningsFeeling or showing thanks for something kind that someone has done.
  • gravel pitnounB2An open excavation where gravel is dug out.
  • gravestone/ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn/nounB2A stone marker placed over a grave.
  • gravity/ˈɡɹævɪti/nounB22 meaningsThe force that pulls things towards each other.
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verbB1+5 meanings
Of animals, to eat grass growing in a field.
  • grease/ɡɹis/nounB13 meaningsThick soft fat, especially the sort left in a pan after cooking meat.
  • greaseproof papernounB2Paper 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.
  • green/ˈɡɹiːn/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of grass and leaves.
  • 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.
  • greet/ɡɹiːt/verbB13 meaningsTo say hello to someone, or welcome them, when you meet.
  • 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.
  • grief/ɡɹiːf/nounB22 meaningsDeep sadness after losing somebody.
  • grieve/ɡɹiːv/verbB2To live through deep sorrow after a loss.
  • griffin/ˈɡɹɪf.ɪn/nounB2A mythical creature with an eagle's head and wings and a lion's body.
  • grim/ɡɹɪm/adjectiveB23 meaningsSerious and unsmiling.
  • grimace/ˈɡɹɪm.əs/verbB2+2 meaningsTo twist the face to show pain or distaste.
  • 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.
  • grit/ɡɹɪt/nounB22 meaningsSmall hard particles of sand or stone.
  • grit your teethphraseB2To clench the jaw against pain or anger.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • groovy/ˈɡɹuvi/adjectiveB2Fashionable and exciting, in sixties slang.
  • gross/ɡɹəʊs/adjectiveB13 meaningsVery obviously wrong and inexcusable.
  • ground/ɡɹaʊnd/nounA24 meaningsThe surface of the earth.
  • ground crewnounB2The workers who service aircraft between flights.
  • grounded/ˈɡɹaʊn.dɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsForbidden to go out, as a punishment.
  • grove/ɡɹəʊv/nounB2A small group of trees growing together.
  • grow onphraseB2To become liked more the longer you know it.
  • grow out ofphraseB2To become too old or too big for something.
  • growing painsnounB2Aches in the legs that children get as they grow.
  • growing seasonnounB2The part of the year warm enough for crops to grow.
  • growl/ˈɡɹaʊ̯l/verbB24 meaningsTo make a low rough rumbling sound in the throat, the way an angry animal does.
  • growth/ɡɹoʊθ/nounB12 meaningsAn increase in size, number or strength.
  • growth spurtnounB2A sudden fast period of growing.
  • grub/ɡɹʌb/nounB22 meaningsThe soft legless larva of an insect.
  • grudge/ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsAn old wrong you refuse to let go of.
  • grumble/ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/verbB23 meaningsTo complain in a low, continuous, half-hearted voice.
  • grunt/ɡɹʌnt/verbB23 meaningsTo make a short low rough sound in your throat, from effort or in place of speaking.
  • guarantee/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/nounB23 meaningsA promise to repair or replace something if it fails.
  • guard/ɡɑːd/nounB13 meaningsSomebody whose job is to watch a place or a person and keep them safe.
  • guarded/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsCareful about what you let others see.
  • guardian/ˈɡɑː.dɪ.ən/nounB22 meaningsThe adult legally responsible for a child who is not their own.