griot
- n a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
grille
- n small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
- n grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
- n a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
grilling
- n cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- v cook over a grill
- v examine thoroughly
grillwork
- n mesh netting made of wires
- n a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
grim reaper
- n Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe
grimace
- n a contorted facial expression
she made a grimace at the prospect - v contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
grime
- n the state of being covered with unclean things
- v make soiled, filthy, or dirty
grimm
- n the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
- n the older of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863)
grimm's law
- n a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages