Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter G - Page 48
Growing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grow.
Grow (v. i.) To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.
Grow (v. i.) To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.
Winter began to grow fast on. -- Knolles.
Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus. -- Shak.
Grow (v. i.) To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.
Where law faileth, error groweth. -- Gower.
Grow (v. i.) To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.
For his mind Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary. -- Byron.
Grow (v. i.) To become attached of fixed; to adhere.
Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow. -- Shak.
Growing cell, or Growing slide, A device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope.
Grown over, Covered with a growth.
To grow out of, To issue from, as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem; to result from.
These wars have grown out of commercial considerations. -- A. Hamilton.
To grow up, To arrive at full stature or maturity; as, grown up children.
To grow together, To close and adhere; to become united by growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. -- Howells.
Syn: To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand; extend.
Grow (v. t.) To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. -- Macaulay.
Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See Raise, v. t., 3.
Grow (v.) Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" [syn: turn, grow].
Grow (v.) Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast."
Grow (v.) Increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore."
Grow (v.) Cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard."
Grow (v.) Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: mature, maturate, grow].
Grow (v.) Come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" [syn: originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow].
Grow (v.) Cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" [syn: grow, raise, farm, produce].
Grow (v.) Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" [syn: grow, develop, produce, get, acquire].
Grow (v.) Grow emotionally or mature; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" [syn: develop, grow].
Grow (v.) Become attached by or as if by the process of growth; "The tree trunks had grown together."
Growable (a.) Capable of growth.
Growan (n.) A decomposed
granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in
Grower (n.) One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower.
Growled (imp. & p. p.) of Growl.
Growling (p. pr. & vb. e.) of Growl.
Growl (v. i.) To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.
Growl (v. t.) To express by growling.
Growl (n.) The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.
Growler (n.) One who growls.
Growler (n.) The large-mouthed black bass.
Growler (n.) A four-wheeled cab.
Growlingly (adv.) In a growling manner.
Grown () p. p. of Grow.
Growse (v. i.) To shiver; to have chills.
Growth (n.) The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth.
Growth (n.) That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result.
Growthead (n.) A lazy person; a blockhead.
Growthful (a.) Having capacity of growth.
Groyne (n.) See Groin.
Grozing iron () A tool with a hardened steel point, formerly used instead of a diamond for cutting glass.
Grozing iron () A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipe.
Grubbed (imp. & p. p.) of Grub.
Grubbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grub.
Grub (v. i.) To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.
Grub (v. i.) To drudge; to do menial work.
Grub (v. t.) To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.
Grub (v. t.) To supply with food.
Grub (n.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.
Grub (n.) A short, thick man; a dwarf.
Grub (n.) Victuals; food.
Grubber (n.) One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc.
Grubbla (v. t. & i.) To feel or grope in the dark.
Grubby (a.) Dirty; unclean.
Grubby (n.) Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.
Grubstake (v. t.) [Informal] [ North American]（以利益共享為條件）供給資金及物質 Provide with a grubstake.
Grubstake (n.) [Informal] [ North American] 物質資金的援助 An amount of material, provisions, or money supplied to an enterprise (originally a prospector for ore) in return for a share in the resulting profits.
Grubworm (n.) See Grub, n., 1.
Grucche (v. i.) To murmur; to grumble.
Grudger (imp. & p. p.) of Grudge.
Grudging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grudge.
Grudge (v. t.) To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.
Grudge (v. t.) To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.
Grudge (v. i.) To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
Grudge (v. i.) To feel compunction or grief.
Grudge (n.) Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.
Grudge (n.) Slight symptom of disease.
Grudgeful (a.) Full of grudge; envious.
Grudgeons (n. pl.) Alt. of Gurgeons
Gurgeons (n. pl.) Coarse meal.
Gruddger (n.) One who grudges.
Grudgingly (adv.) In a grudging manner.
Grudgingly (adv.) In a grudging manner; "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by" [ant: ungrudgingly].
Grudgingness (n.) The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge or unwillingness.
Gruel (n.) A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge. grueling
Gruel (n.) A thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal).
Gruelly (a.) Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.
Gruesome (a.) Same as Grewsome.
Grewsome, Gruesome, (a.) Ugly; frightful.
Grewsome sights of war. -- C. Kingsley.
Gruesome (a.) Ugly; frightful. Same as grewsome. [Scot.]
Gruesome (a.) Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" [syn: ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick].
Gruf (adv.) Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [Obs.]
They fellen gruf, and cry['e]d piteously. -- Chaucer.
Gruff (a.) 粗魯的；板著臉孔的；（聲音）粗啞的 Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. -- Addison.
Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. -- Thackeray. -- Gruff"ly, adv. -- Gruff"ness, n.
Gruff (a.) Brusque and surly and forbidding; "crusty remarks"; "a crusty old man"; "his curmudgeonly temper"; "gruff manner"; "a gruff reply" [syn: crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored, ill-humoured].
Gruff (a.) Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson [syn: gruff, hoarse, husky].
Grugru palm () A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw tree, under Macaw.
Grugru worm () The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy.
Grum (a.) Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.
Grum (a.) Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as,
Grunbled (imp. & p. p.) of Grumble.
Grumbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grumble.
Grumble (v. i.) 抱怨，發牢騷 [（+at/ about/ over）]；咕噥；發哼聲；發轟隆聲 To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.
L'Avare, not using half his store, Still grumbles that he has no more. -- Prior.
Grumble (v. i.) To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey.
Grumble (v. i.) To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.
Grumble (v. t.) 埋怨；對……表示不滿 [（+out）] To express or utter with grumbling.
Grumble (n.) 怨言，牢騷 [C]；轟隆聲 [the S] The noise of one that grumbles.
Grumble (n.) A grumbling, discontented disposition.
A bad case of grumble. -- Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
Grumble (n.) A loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" [syn: rumble, rumbling, grumble, grumbling].
Grumble (n.) A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone [syn: grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering].
Grumble (v.) Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" [syn: grouch, grumble, scold].
Grumble (v.) Make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" [syn: murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl].
Grumble (v.) To utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn: grumble, growl, rumble].
Grumble (v.) Make a low noise; "rumbling thunder" [syn: rumble, grumble].
Grumbler (n.) One who grumbles.
Grumbler (n.) A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker].
Grumblingly (adv.) In a grumbling manner.
Grume (n.) A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood. -- Quincy.
Grume (n.) A thick viscous liquid.
Grume (n.) A semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells [syn: blood clot, grume].
Grumbly (a.) (comparative grumblier, superlative grumbliest) Given to grumbling.
Grumose (a.) (Bot.) Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.
Grumose (a.) Transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose].
Grumous (a.) Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood.
Grumous (a.) (Bot.) See Grumose.
Grumous (a.) Transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass; "coagulated blood"; "curdled milk"; "grumous blood" [syn: coagulate, coagulated, curdled, grumous, grumose].
Grumousness (n.) The state of being grumous.
Grumpily (adv.) In a surly manner; sullenly. [Colloq.]
Grumpily (adv.) In an ill-natured manner; "she looked at her husband crossly" [syn: crossly, grouchily, grumpily].
Grumpy (a.) Surly; dissatisfied; grouty. [Collog.] -- Ferby.
Grumpy (a.) Annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered].
Grundel (n.) (Zool.) A groundling (fish). [Prov. Eng.]
Grundsel (n.) Groundsel. [Obs.]
Grunted (imp. & p. p.) of Grunt.
Grunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grunt.
Grunt (v. t.) To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.
Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life. -- Shak.
Grunting ox (Zool.), The yak.
Grunt (n.) A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
Grunt (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A. Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken.
Grunt (n.) A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting in the war in Vietnam. [slang]
Compare: Redmouth
Redmouth (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Diabasis, or Haemulon, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also flannelmouth, and grunt.
Grunt (n.) The short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs [syn: grunt, oink].
Grunt (n.) An unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years."
Grunt (n.) Medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught.
Grunt (v.) Issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval."
Grunter (n.) One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog.
Grunter (n.) One of several American marine fishes. See Sea robin, and Grunt, n., 2.
Grunter (n.) A hook used in lifting a crucible.
Gruntingly (adv.) In a grunting manner.
Gruntle (v. i.) To grunt; to grunt repeatedly.
Gruntling (n.) A young hog.
Grutch (v.) See Grudge.
Gruyere cheese () A kind of cheese made at Gruyere, Switzerland. It is a firm cheese containing numerous cells, and is known in the United States as Schweitzerkase.
Gry (n.) A measure equal to one tenth of a line.