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ground·ling noun : a spectator in the pit of an Elizabethan theater

ground rule noun 1 : a sports rule adopted to modify play on a particular field, court, or course

2 : a rule of procedure

ground squirrel noun : any of various burrowing rodents of No. America and Eurasia that are related to the squirrels and live in colonies in open areas

ground swell noun 1 : a broad deep ocean swell caused by an often distant gale or earthquake

2 usually ground·swell : a rapid spontaneous growth (as of political opinion)

ground·wa·ter noun : water within the earth that supplies wells and springs

ground·work noun : something that forms a foundation or support : BASIS; also : preparation made beforehand

Synonyms

base, basis, bedrock, footing, foundation, ground, keystone, underpinning—more at BASE

ground zero noun 1 : the point above, below, or at which a nuclear explosion occurs

2 : the center or origin of rapid, intense, or violent activity

1group noun 1 : a number of individuals related by a common factor (as physical association, community of interests, or blood)

2 : a combination of atoms commonly found together in a molecule

Synonyms

bracket, category, class, division, family, grade, kind, order, set, species, type—more at CLASS

2group verb : to associate in groups

Synonyms

assort, break down, categorize, class, classify, grade, peg, place, range, rank, separate, sort—more at CLASSIFY

accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, lump, pick up, round up, scrape—more at GATHER

group·ing noun 1 : the act or process of combining in groups

2 : a set of objects combined in a group

grou·per noun, plural groupers also grouper : any of numerous large solitary bottom fishes of warm seas

group home noun : a residence for persons requiring care or supervision

group·ie noun : a fan of a rock group who usu. follows the group around on concert tours; also : ENTHUSIAST, FAN

group therapy noun : therapy in the presence of a therapist in which several patients discuss their personal problems

groupware noun : software that enables users to work jointly via a network on projects or files

1grouse noun, plural grouse or grouses : any of numerous ground-dwelling game birds that have feathered legs and are usu. of reddish brown or other protective color

2grouse verb groused; grous·ing : to mutter in discontent : COMPLAIN, GRUMBLE

Synonyms

beef, bellyache, carp, complain, crab, fuss, gripe, grumble, kick, moan, squawk, wail, whine—more at COMPLAIN

grout noun : material (as mortar) used for filling spaces

— grout verb

grove noun : a small wood usu. without underbrush

grov·el verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling 1 : to creep or lie with the body prostrate in fear or humility

2 : to abase oneself

Synonyms

crawl, creep, slither, snake, worm—more at CRAWL

grow verb grew ; grown ; grow·ing 1 : to spring up and develop to maturity

2 : to be able to grow : THRIVE

3 : to take on some relation through or as if through growth

4 : to become progressively greater

5 : to develop from a parent source

6 : to pass into a condition : BECOME

7 : to have an increasing influence

8 : to cause to grow

Synonyms

[1] age, develop, grow up, mature, progress, ripen—more at MATURE

usually grow in [4] build, gain, gather, pick up—more at GAIN

[6] become, come, get, go, run, turn, wax—more at BECOME

[8] crop, cultivate, culture, promote, raise, rear, tend; also breed, produce, propagate; plant, sow; gather, glean, harvest, reap; germinate, quicken, root, sprout

grow·er noun 1 : one that grows esp. in a specified way

2 : a person who grows a specified fruit or other product

Synonyms

agriculturist, cultivator, farmer, planter, tiller—more at FARMER

growing pains noun plural 1 : pains in the legs of growing children having no known relation to growth

2 : the stresses and