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[2] cater, humor, indulge—more at INDULGE

grat·i·fy·ing adjective : giving pleasure or satisfaction

Synonyms

agreeable, felicitous, good, grateful, pleasant, pleasurable, satisfying

comforting, encouraging, heartening, heartwarming, rewarding, satisfying—more at HEARTWARMING

grat·ing noun : a framework with parallel bars or crossbars

gra·tis adverb or adjective : without charge or recompense : FREE

grat·i·tude noun : the state of being grateful : THANKFULNESS

Synonyms

appreciation, gratefulness, thanks—more at THANKS

gra·tu·itous adjective 1 : done or provided without recompense : FREE

2 : UNWARRANTED

Synonyms

complimentary, free—more at FREE

gra·tu·ity noun, plural -ities : something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usu. for some service : TIP

gra·va·men noun, plural -va·mens or -vam·i·na [ORIGIN: LL, burden]

: the basic or significant part of a grievance or complaint

1grave verb graved; grav·en or graved; grav·ing 1 : to carve or shape with a chisel : SCULPTURE

2 : to carve or cut (as letters or figures) into a hard surface : ENGRAVE

2grave noun : an excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also : TOMB

3grave adjective 1 : deserving serious consideration

2 : threatening great harm or danger

3 : having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor : SOLEMN

4 : drab in color : SOMBER

5 : of, marked by, or being an accent mark having the form `

— grave·ly adverb

— grave·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] heavy, serious, weighty—more at SERIOUS

[2] dangerous, grievous, hazardous, menacing, parlous, perilous, risky, serious, unhealthy, unsafe, venturesome—more at DANGEROUS

[3] earnest, humorless, serious, severe, sober, solemn, staid, unsmiling, weighty—more at SERIOUS

grav·el noun : pebbles and small pieces of rock larger than grains of sand

grav·el·ly adjective 1 : of, containing, or covered with gravel

2 : having a rough or grating sound

Synonyms

coarse, gruff, hoarse, husky, scratchy, throaty—more at HOARSE

Graves' disease noun : hyperthyroidism characterized by goiter and often protrusion of the eyeballs

grave·stone noun : a burial monument

Synonyms

headstone, monument, tombstone—more at TOMBSTONE

grave·yard noun : CEMETERY

grav·id adjective [ORIGIN: L gravidus, fr. gravis heavy]

: PREGNANT

gra·vi·me·ter noun : a device for measuring variations in a gravitational field

grav·i·tate verb -tat·ed; -tat·ing : to move or tend to move toward something

grav·i·ta·tion noun 1 : a natural force of attraction that tends to draw bodies together and that occurs because of the mass of the bodies

2 : the action or process of gravitating

— grav·i·ta·tion·al adjective

— grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly adverb

grav·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 a : IMPORTANCE

b : the quality or state of being serious

2 : 2MASS 5

3 : the gravitational attraction of the mass of a celestial object (as earth) for bodies close to it; also : GRAVITATION 1

Synonyms

earnestness, intentness, seriousness, sobriety, solemnity—more at EARNESTNESS

gra·vure noun [ORIGIN: F]

: PHOTOGRAVURE

gra·vy noun, plural gravies 1 : a sauce made from the thickened and seasoned juices of cooked meat

2 : unearned or illicit gain : GRAFT

1gray adjective 1 : of the color gray; also : dull in color

2 : having gray hair

3 : lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor : CHEERLESS, DISMAL

4 : intermediate in position or character

— gray·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] leaden, pewter, silver, silvery, slate, steely; also achromatic, neutral; dirty, dull, faded, washed-out; ashen, ashy, chalky, livid, mousy, pale, white, whitish; chocolate, dun, sandy, sepia; brindled, grizzled, hoary

[3] bleak, desolate, dismal, dreary, gloomy, murky

2gray noun 1 : something of a gray color

2 : a neutral color ranging between black and white

3gray verb : to make or become gray

gray·beard noun : an old man

gray·ish adjective : somewhat gray

gray·ling noun, plural grayling also graylings : any