griot
- n a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
grias cauliflora
- n West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango
grid
- n a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines
- n a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
- n a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material
- n an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube
- n a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
grid metal
- n a kind of hard lead that is used for grids in storage batteries
griddle
- n cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked
- v cook on a griddle
griddle pancakes
griddlecake
- n a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle
- n a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle
gridiron
- n a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat
- n the playing field on which football is played
gridiron-tailed lizard
- n swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico
grief
- n intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
- n something that causes great unhappiness
her death was a great grief to John
grieg
- n Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907)
grievance
- n a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- n an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
- n a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action