Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter G - Page 40
Graptolite (n.) (Paleon.) 筆石（屬於腔腸動物的一種化石） One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils, of the genus Graptolites and allied genera, found in the Silurian rocks. They belong to an extinct group (Graptolithina) supposed to be hydroids.
Graptolitic (a.) Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites; as, a graptolitic slate.
Grapy (a.) Composed of, or resembling, grapes.
The grapy clusters. -- Addison.
Grapy (a.) Having a taste like that of grapes; "a grapey wine" [syn: grapey, grapy].
Grasper (imp. & p. p.) of Grasp.
Grasper (n.) One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Qraspine (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grasp.
Grasp (v. t.) 抓牢；握緊；抱住；領會，理解 To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. -- Shak.
Grasp (v. t.) To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
Grasp (v. i.) 抓 To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive.
As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued. -- Shak.
To grasp at, To catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander grasped at universal empire,
Grasp (n.) [S] 抓，緊握；抱；理解，領會 A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or infolding in the arms. "The grasps of love." -- Shak.
Grasp (n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.
Grasp (n.) Forcible possession; hold.
The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp. -- Shak.
Grasp (n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
The foremost minds of the next . . . era were not, in power of grasp, equal to their predecessors. -- Z. Taylor.
Grasp (n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.
Grasp (n.) Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices" [syn: appreciation, grasp, hold].
Grasp (n.) The limit of capability; "within the compass of education" [syn: compass, range, reach, grasp].
Grasp (n.) An intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: grip, grasp].
Grasp (n.) The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold].
Grasp (v.) Hold firmly [syn: grasp, hold on].
Grasp (v.) Get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning.
of this letter?" [syn: grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend].
GRASP, () Graphic Animation System for Professionals.
Graspable (a.) 能理解的；可以懂的 Capable of being grasped.
Graspable (a.) Capable of being apprehended or understood [syn: apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable].
Grasper (n.) 抓緊器 One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Grasping (a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.
Grasping (a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man. -- Grasp"ing*ly, adv. -- Grasp"ing*ness, n.
Grasping (a.) Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: avaricious, covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile].
Grasping (n.) Understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings".
Grasping (n.) The act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) [syn: grasping, taking hold, seizing, prehension].
Graspless (a.) Without a grasp; relaxed.
From my graspless hand Drop friendship's precious pearls. -- Coleridge.
Grass (n.) Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.
Grass (n.) (Bot.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single.
Note: This definition includes wheat, rye, oats, barley, etc., and excludes clover and some other plants which are commonly called by the name of grass. The grasses form a numerous family of plants.
Grass (n.) The season of fresh grass; spring. [Colloq.]
Two years old next grass. -- Latham.
Grass (n.) Metaphorically used for what is transitory.
Surely the people is grass. -- Is. xl. 7.
Grass (n.) Marijuana. [Slang]
Note: The following list includes most of the grasses of the United States of special interest, except cereals. Many of these terms will be found with definitions in the Vocabulary. See Illustrations in Appendix.
Grassed (imp. & p. p.) of Grass.
Grassing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grass.
Grass (v. t.) To cover with grass or with turf.
Grass (v. t.) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.
Grass (v. t.) To bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to grass a fish.
Grass (v. i.) To produce grass. [R.] -- Tusser.
Grass (n.) Narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay.
Grass (n.) German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) [syn: Grass, Gunter Grass, Gunter Wilhelm Grass].
Grass (n.) A police informer who implicates many people [syn: supergrass, grass].
Grass (n.) Bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle [syn: eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass].
Grass (n.) Street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane].
Grass (v.) Shoot down, of birds.
Grass (v.) Cover with grass; "The owners decided to grass their property".
Grass (v.) Spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach.
Grass (v.) Cover with grass [syn: grass, grass over].
Grass (v.) Feed with grass.
Grass (v.) Give away information about somebody; "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat, grass, shit, shop, snitch, stag].
Grass, () Heb. hatsir, ripe grass fit for mowing (1 Kings 18:5; Job 40:15; Ps. 104:14). As the herbage rapidly fades under the scorching sun, it is used as an image of the brevity of human life (Isa. 40:6, 7; Ps. 90:5). In Num. 11:5 this word is rendered "leeks."
Grass, () Heb. deshe', green grass (Gen. 1:11, 12; Isa. 66:14; Deut. 32:2). "The sickly and forced blades of grass which spring up on the flat plastered roofs of houses in the East are used as an emblem of speedy destruction, because they are small and weak, and because, under the scorching rays of the sun, they soon wither away" (2 Kings 19:26; Ps. 129:6; Isa. 37:27).
The dry stalks of grass were often used as fuel for the oven (Matt. 6:30; 13:30; Luke 12:28).
Grassation (n.) A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting.
Grass-green (a.) Green with grass.
Grass-green (a.) Of the color of grass; clear and vivid green.
Grass-grown (a.) Overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road.
Grasshopper (n.) Any jumping,
orthopterous insect, of the families Acrididae and Locustidae. The species and
genera are very numerous. The former family includes the Western grasshopper or
locust (Caloptenus spretus), noted for the great extent of its ravages in the
region beyond the
Grasshopper (n.) In ordinary square
or upright pianos of
Grassiness (n.) The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state.
Grassless (a.) Destitute of grass.
Grassplot (n.) A plot or space covered with grass; a lawn.
Grass roots (pl. n.) 【口】一般人民；（運動的）基本來源或支撐（者） The most basic level of an activity or organization.
[As modifier] ‘Improving the game at grass-roots level.’
‘You have lost touch with the grass roots of the party.’
Grass tree () An Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often called "blackboys" from the large trunks denuded and blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant resin, called Botany-bay gum, and Gum Acaroides.
Grass tree () A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis).
Grassy (a.) Covered with grass; abounding with grass; as, a grassy lawn.
Grassy (a.) Resembling grass; green.
Grate (a.) Serving to gratify; agreeable.
Grate (n.) A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars, with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used ia the windows of prisons and cloisters.
Grate (n.) A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning.
Grated (imp. & p. p.) of Grate.
Grating (p. pr. &. vb. n.) of Grate.
Grate (v. t.) To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars; as, to grate a window.
Grate (v. t.) To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another, causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce (a harsh sound) by rubbing.
Grate (v. t.) To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.
Grate (v. t.) To fret; to irritate; to offend.
Grate (v. i.) To make a harsh sound by friction.
Grate (v. i.) To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity.
Grated (a.) Furnished with a grate or grating; as, grated windows.
Grateful (a.) Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a grateful heart.
Grateful (a.) Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep.
Grater (a.) One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs.
Graticulation (n.) The division of a design or draught into squares, in order the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller dimensions.
Graticule (n.) A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in order to reproduce it in other dimensions.
Gratification (n.) 滿足；滿意；喜悅 [U]；使人滿意之事；可喜的事物 [C] The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires, of the heart.
Gratification (n.) That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment; fruition: delight.
Gratification (n.) A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. -- Bp. Morton.
Gratification (n.) State of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time" [syn: {gratification}, {satisfaction}].
Gratification (n.) The act or an instance of satisfying.
Glatified (a.) Pleased; indulged according to desire.
Gratifier (n.) One who gratifies or pleases.
Gratified (imp. & p. p.) of Gratify.
Gratifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gratify.
Gratify (v. t.) To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
For who would die to gratify a foe? -- Dryden.
Gratify (v. t.) To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
It remains . . . To gratify his noble service. -- Shak.
Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
Usage: To Gratify, Indulge, Humor. Gratify, is the generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure communicated. To indulge a person implies that we concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses which he could not claim, and which had better, perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.
We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and exacting.
Gratify (v.) Make happy or satisfied [syn: satisfy, gratify] [ant: dissatisfy].
Gratify (v.) Yield (to); give satisfaction to [syn: gratify, pander, indulge].
Grating (n.) A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent.
Grating (n.) (Optics) A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating.
Note: Gratings have been made with over 40,000 such lines to the inch, but those with a somewhat smaller number give the best definition. They are used, e. g., to produce monochromatic light for use in optical instruments such as spectrophotometers.
Grating (n.) pl. (Naut.) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats.
Grating (a.) That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh. -- Grat"ing*ly, adv.
Grating (n.) A harsh sound caused by attrition.
Grating (a.) Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" [syn: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy].
Grating (n.) A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air [syn: grate, grating].
Grating (n.) A frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: grate, grating].
Grating (n.) Optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum [syn: diffraction grating, grating].
Gratiolin (n.) One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis).
Gratis (adv.) For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.
Gratitude (a.) 感激之情，感恩，感謝 [U] [（+to/ for）] The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness.
The debt immense of endless gratitude. -- Milton.
Compare: Grateful
Grateful (a.) 感謝的，感激的 [F] [（+for/ to）] [+to-v] [+（that）]；表示感謝的 [B] Feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received.
‘I'm grateful to you for all your help.’
‘She gave him a grateful smile.’
Grateful (a.) [Archaic] Received or experienced with gratitude; welcome.
‘The grateful shade.’
Gratuitous (a.) 免費的；無償的；無報酬的；無端的 Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice.
We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for the fruits of our own industry. -- L'Estrange.
Gratuitous (a.) Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption.
Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation. -- De Quincye. -- Gra*tu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Gra*tu"i*tous*ness, n.
Gratuitously (adv.) 無緣無故地；無端地；不必要地 In an uncalled-for manner; "he insulted us gratuitously".
Gtratuities (n. pl. ) of Gratuity.
Gratuity (n.) 賞錢，小費；【主英】（退伍，退休時的）慰勞金，遣散費 Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present. -- Swift.
Gratuity (n.) Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.
Gratuity (n.) A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh].
Gratuity (n.) An award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or Obligation.
Grqatulated (imp. & p. p.) of Gratulate.
Gratulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gratulate.
Gratulate (v. t.) 【古】歡迎；對……表祝賀 (v. i.) 【古】表示欣喜 To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate. [R.] -- Shak.
Gratulate (a.) Worthy of gratulation. [Obs.]
There's more behind that is more gratulate. -- Shak.
Gratulation (n.) The act of gratulating or felicitating; congratulation.
I shall turn my wishes into gratulations. -- South.
Gratulatory (a.) Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.
The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. -- Bp. Horsley.
Gratulatory (a.) Expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune; "a congratulatory telegram"; "the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent"; "a gratulatory address" [syn: congratulatory, gratulatory].
Graunt (v. & n.) See Grant.
Grauwacke (n.) Graywacke.
Gravamina (n. pl. ) of Gravamen.
Gravamens (n. pl. ) of Gravamen.
Gravamen (a.) The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. Bouvier.
-grave () A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave, margrave. See Margrave.
Grave (v. t.) (Natu.) To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for this purpose.
Grave (a.) Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]
His shield grave and great. -- Chapman.
Grave (a.) Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc.
Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. -- Shak.
A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity. -- Milton.
Grave (a.) Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.
Grave (a.) (Mus.) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a grave note or key.
The thicker the cord or string, the more grave is the note or tone. -- Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Grave (a.) (Mus.) Slow and solemn in movement.
{Grave accent}. (Pron.) See the Note under {Accent}, n., 2.
Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful; sedate; weighty; momentous; important.
Usage: {Grave}, {Sober}, {Serious}, {Solemn.} Sober supposes the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance, etc., which results from the pressure of weighty interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire. Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition; a solemn promise.
Graved (imp.) of Grave.
Graven (p. p.) of Grave.