goya
- n Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
goya y lucientes
- n Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828)
gp bomb
- n a large bomb (500 to 2,000 pounds that is 50% explosive) whose explosion creates a blast and whose metal casing creates some fragmentation effect
gpa
- n a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
gpo
- n an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
gps
- n a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
graafian follicle
- n a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
grab
- n a mechanical device for gripping an object
- n the act of catching an object with the hands
he made a grab for the ball before it landed - v take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- v get hold of or seize quickly and easily
- v make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand
The passenger grabbed for the oxygen mask - v obtain illegally or unscrupulously
- v take or grasp suddenly
She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room - v capture the attention or imagination of
This story will grab you
grab bag
- n an assortment of miscellaneous items
- n a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
grab bar
- n a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself
grab sample
- n a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible