griot
- n a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
grip
- n the act of grasping
he has a strong grip for an old man - n the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip - n a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- n the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- n worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- n an intellectual hold or understanding
a good grip on French history
they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities
he was in the grip of a powerful emotion - n a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip - v hold fast or firmly
He gripped the steering wheel - v to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- v to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
gripe
- n informal terms for objecting
I have a gripe about the service here - v complain
gripes
- n acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
- n informal terms for objecting
- v complain
- v hold fast or firmly
- v to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- v to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
griping
- n acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
- v complain
- v hold fast or firmly
- v to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- v to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
grisaille
- n chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
griselinia littoralis
- n small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental
griselinia lucida
- n South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
griseofulvin
- n a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium