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grossulariaceae
  • n  in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry
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grotesqueness
  • n  ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
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grotesquerie
  • n  ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
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grotesquery
  • n  ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion
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grotius
  • n  Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)
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grouch
  • n  a bad-tempered person
  • v  show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
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groucho
  • n  United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977)
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ground
  • n  the solid part of the earth's surface
    he dropped the logs on the ground
  • n  a rational motive for a belief or action
    the grounds for their declaration
  • n  the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
  • n  a relation that provides the foundation for something
  • n  a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
    they gained ground step by step
    they fought to regain the lost ground
  • n  the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
    he posed her against a background of rolling hills
  • n  material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
  • n  a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
  • n  a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
  • n  (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
  • n  the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
  • v  fix firmly and stably
  • v  confine or restrict to the ground
    After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
  • v  place or put on the ground
  • v  instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
  • v  bring to the ground
    the storm grounded the ship
  • v  hit or reach the ground
  • v  throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
  • v  hit a groundball
    he grounded to the second baseman
  • v  hit onto the ground
  • v  cover with a primer; apply a primer to
  • v  connect to a ground
    ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
  • v  use as a basis for; found on
  • v  press or grind with a crushing noise
  • v  make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
  • v  work hard
  • v  dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
  • v  reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
  • v  created by grinding
  • v  shape or form by grinding
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ground forces
  • n  a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
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ground glass
  • n  glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching
  • n  particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive
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ground-berry
  • n  small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia
  • n  creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
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