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expensively, extravagantly, high, lavishly, luxuriously, opulently, richly—more at HIGH

gallantly, greatly, heroically, honorably, magnanimously, nobly—more at GREATLY

grand mal noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., great illness]

: severe epilepsy

grand·moth·er noun : the mother of one's father or mother; also : a female ancestor

grand·ness noun : the quality or state of being grand

Synonyms

augustness, brilliance, glory, grandeur, magnificence, majesty, nobility, nobleness, resplendence, splendor, stateliness—more at MAGNIFICENCE

bigness, greatness, largeness—more at LARGENESS

grand·par·ent noun : a parent of one's father or mother

grand piano noun : a piano with horizontal frame and strings

grand prix noun, plural grand prix often cap G&P : a long-distance auto race over a road course

grand slam noun 1 : a total victory or success

2 : a home run hit with three runners on base

grand·son noun : a son of one's son or daughter

grand·stand noun : a usu. roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium

grange noun 1 : a farm or farmhouse with its various buildings

2 cap : one of the lodges of a national association originally made up of farmers; also : the association itself

— grang·er noun

gran·ite noun 1 : a hard granular igneous rock used esp. for building

2 : unyielding firmness or endurance

— gra·nit·ic adjective

Synonyms

decision, decisiveness, determination, firmness, resolution, resolve—more at DETERMINATION

gran·ite·ware noun : ironware with mottled enamel

gra·no·la noun : a cereal made of rolled oats and usu. raisins and nuts

1grant verb 1 : to consent to : ALLOW, PERMIT

2 : to bestow or transfer formally : GIVE

3 : to admit as true

— grant·er noun

— grant·or noun

Synonyms

[2] accord, award, confer, give—more at CONFER

[3] acknowledge, admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, own—more at ADMIT

2grant noun 1 : the act of granting

2 : something granted; especially : a gift for a particular purpose

3 : a transfer of property by deed or writing; also : the instrument by which such a transfer is made

4 : the property transferred by grant

— grant·ee noun

Synonyms

allocation, allotment, appropriation, subsidy—more at APPROPRIATION

gran·u·lar adjective : consisting of or appearing to consist of granules

— gran·u·lar·i·ty noun

Synonyms

coarse, grainy—more at COARSE

gran·u·late verb -lat·ed; -lat·ing : to form into grains or crystals

— gran·u·la·tion noun

gran·ule noun : a small grain or particle

Synonyms

bit, grain, molecule, particle

grape noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF, grape stalk, bunch of grapes, grape, of Gmc origin]

1 : a smooth-skinned juicy edible greenish white, deep red, or purple berry that is the chief source of wine

2 : any of numerous woody vines widely grown for their bunches of grapes

grape·fruit noun 1 plural grapefruit or grapefruits : a large edible yellow-skinned citrus fruit

2 : a tree bearing grapefruit

grape hyacinth noun : any of several small bulbous spring-flowering herbs with clusters of usu. blue flowers that are related to the lilies

grape·shot noun : a cluster of small iron balls formerly fired at people from short range by a cannon

grape·vine noun 1 : GRAPE 2

2 : RUMOR; also : an informal means of circulating information or gossip

graph noun : a diagram that usu. by means of dots and lines shows change in one variable factor in comparison with one or more other factors

— graph verb

-graph noun combining form 1 : something written

2 : instrument for making or transmitting records

1graphic also graph·i·cal adjective 1 : being written, drawn, or engraved

2 : vividly described

3 : of or relating to the arts (graphic arts) of representation, decoration, and printing on flat surfaces

— graph·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

vivid; also depicted, descriptive, expressive; concrete, explicit, specific; faithful, lifelike, natural, realistic; fresh, incisive, sharp

2graphic noun 1 : a picture,