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grassfinch
  • n  usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
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grasshopper
  • n  terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping
  • n  a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)
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grasshopper mouse
  • n  insectivorous mouse of western North America
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grassland
  • n  land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
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grassy death camas
  • n  plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals
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grate
  • n  a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
  • n  a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
  • n  a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
  • v  furnish with a grate
    a grated fireplace
  • v  gnaw into; make resentful or angry
  • v  reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
    grate carrots and onions
    grate nutmeg
  • v  make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
    grate one's teeth in anger
  • v  scratch repeatedly
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grater
  • n  utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
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graticule
  • n  a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument
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