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2 : an official robe worn esp. by a judge, clergyman, or teacher

3 : a woman's dress

4 : a loose robe

2gown verb : to dress in or invest with a gown

gp abbreviation group

GP abbreviation general practitioner

GPO abbreviation 1 general post office

2 Government Printing Office

GPS noun [ORIGIN: Global Positioning System]

: a navigation system that uses satellite signals to fix location; also : the signal receiver itself

GQ abbreviation general quarters

gr abbreviation 1 grade

2 grain

3 gram

4 gravity

5 gross

1grab verb grabbed; grab·bing : to take hastily : SNATCH

Synonyms

bag, capture, catch, collar, corral, get, grapple, hook, land, nab, seize, snare, trap—more at CATCH

2grab noun 1 : something grabbed; also : an act or instance of grabbing

2 : an unlawful or unscrupulous seizure

Synonyms

rip-off, theft—more at THEFT

1grace noun 1 : unmerited help given to people by God (as in overcoming temptation)

2 : freedom from sin through divine grace

3 : a virtue coming from God

4 — used as a title for a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop

5 : a short prayer at a meal

6 : a temporary respite (as from the payment of a debt)

7 : APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE

8 : CHARM

9 : ATTRACTIVENESS, BEAUTY

10 : fitness or proportion of line or expression

11 : ease of movement

12 : a musical trill or ornament

13 : disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency

— grace·ful·ly adverb

— grace·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

[10] class, elegance, handsomeness, majesty, refinement, stateliness—more at ELEGANCE

[13] boon, courtesy, favor, indulgence, kindness, mercy, service, turn—more at FAVOR

2grace verb graced; grac·ing 1 : HONOR

2 : to endow with grace : ADORN, EMBELLISH

Synonyms

adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, deck, decorate, do, dress, embellish, enrich, garnish, ornament, trim—more at DECORATE

grace·ful adjective : displaying grace in form or action : pleasing or attractive in line, proportion, or movement

Synonyms

elegant, handsome, majestic, refined, stately, tasteful—more at ELEGANT

agile, light, lissome, lithe, nimble, spry; also flexible, limber, pliable, pliant, supple; adroit, deft, dexterous

Antonyms

awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful

grace·ful·ness noun : the quality or state of being graceful

grace·less adjective 1 : artistically inept or unbeautiful

2 : lacking a sense of propriety

Synonyms

[1] awkward, clumsy, gawky, heavy-handed, lubberly, lumpish, ungainly, unhandy—more at CLUMSY

[1] gauche, inelegant, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden—more at AWKWARD

[2] improper, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong

gra·cious adjective 1 : marked by kindness and courtesy

2 : GRACEFUL

3 : characterized by charm and good taste

4 : MERCIFUL

— gra·cious·ly adverb

Synonyms

affable, agreeable, amiable, congenial, convivial, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, kind, kindly, sociable

Antonyms

inhospitable, ungracious, unsociable

civil, courteous, genteel, mannerly, polite, well-bred—more at POLITE

gra·cious·ness noun : the quality or state of being gracious

Synonyms

civility, courtesy, gentility, mannerliness, politeness—more at POLITENESS

agreeableness, amenity, amiability, geniality, niceness, pleasantness, sweetness—more at AMIABILITY

grack·le noun : any of several large American blackbirds with glossy iridescent plumage

grad abbreviation graduate; graduated

gra·da·tion noun 1 : a series forming successive stages

2 : a step, degree, or stage in a series

3 : an advance by regular degrees

4 : the act or process of grading

1grade verb grad·ed; grad·ing 1 : to arrange in grades : SORT; also : to arrange in a scale or series

2 : to make level or evenly sloping <~ a highway>

3 : to give a grade to <~ a pupil in history>

4 : to assign to a grade

Synonyms

assort, break down,