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[5] carryall, handbag, portmanteau, suitcase, traveling bag—more at TRAVELING BAG

1gripe verb griped; grip·ing 1 : IRRITATE, VEX

2 : to cause or experience spasmodic pains in the bowels

3 : to complain with grumbling

Synonyms

beef, bellyache, carp, complain, crab, croak, fuss, grouse, growl, grumble, kick, moan, murmur, mutter, repine, squawk, wail, whine—more at COMPLAIN

2gripe noun : expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction

Synonyms

beef, complaint, fuss, grievance, grumble, murmur, plaint, squawk—more at COMPLAINT

grippe noun : INFLUENZA

gris–gris noun, plural gris–gris [ORIGIN: F]

: an amulet or incantation used chiefly by people of black African ancestry

gris·ly adjective gris·li·er; -est : inspiring horror, intense fear, disgust, or distaste : HORRIBLE, GRUESOME

Synonyms

appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, terrible—more at HORRIBLE

grist noun : grain to be ground or already ground

gris·tle noun : CARTILAGE

— gris·tly adjective

grist·mill noun : a mill for grinding grain

1grit noun 1 : a hard sharp granule (as of sand); also : material composed of such granules

2 : unyielding courage

— grit·ty adjective

Synonyms

backbone, fiber, fortitude, guts, pluck, spunk—more at FORTITUDE

2grit verb grit·ted; grit·ting : to give forth a grating sound : GRIND, GRATE

grits noun plural : coarsely ground hulled grain

griz·zled adjective : streaked or mixed with gray

griz·zly adjective griz·zli·er; -est : GRIZZLED

grizzly bear noun : a large pale-coated bear of western No. America

gro abbreviation gross

groan verb 1 : to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance : MOAN

2 : to make a harsh sound under sudden or prolonged strain

— groan noun

Synonyms

howl, keen, lament, moan, plaint, wail—more at LAMENT

groat noun : an old British coin worth four pennies

gro·cer noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF groser wholesaler, fr. gros coarse, wholesale, fr. L grossus coarse]

: a dealer esp. in staple foodstuffs

— gro·cery noun

grog noun [ORIGIN: Old Grog, nickname of Edward Vernon †1757 Eng. admiral responsible for diluting the sailors' rum]

: alcoholic liquor; especially : liquor (as rum) mixed with water

grog·gy adjective grog·gi·er; -est : weak and unsteady on the feet or in action

— grog·gi·ly adverb

— grog·gi·ness noun

groin noun 1 : the juncture of the lower abdomen and inner part of the thigh; also : the region of this juncture

2 : the curved line or rib on a ceiling along which two vaults meet

grok verb grokked grok·king : to understand profoundly and intuitively

grom·met noun 1 : a ring of rope

2 : an eyelet of firm material to strengthen or protect an opening

1groom noun 1 : a person responsible for the care of horses

2 : BRIDEGROOM

2groom verb 1 : to clean and care for (an animal)

2 : to make neat or attractive

3 : PREPARE

grooms·man noun : a male friend who attends a bridegroom at his wedding

1groove noun 1 : a long narrow channel

2 : a fixed routine

Synonyms

pattern, rote, routine, rut, treadmill—more at ROUTINE

2groove verb 1 : to make a groove in; also : to form a groove

2 : to enjoy oneself intensely

Synonyms

[1] score, scribe—more at SCORE

usually groove on [2] adore, delight, dig, enjoy, fancy, like, love, relish, revel—more at ENJOY

groovy adjective groov·i·er; -est 1 : unusually good : EXCELLENT

2 : HIP

grope verb groped; grop·ing 1 : to feel about or search for blindly or uncertainly <~ for the right word>

2 : to feel one's way by groping

Synonyms

feel, fish, fumble; also cast about, hunt, look, reach, seek (out); clutch, grab, scrabble, snatch

gros·beak noun : any of several finches of Europe or America with large stout conical bills

gros·grain noun [ORIGIN: F gros grain