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gristle, n. cartilage.
gristly, a. cartilaginous.
grit, n. firmness, resolution, courage, fort.i.tude, spirit, determination.
gritty, a. sandy; (Colloq.) unyielding, plucky, spirited, determined, resolute.
grizzly bear. Ephraim (Hunter's name).
groan, n. and v. moan.
grogblossom, n. rosedrop, rosy whelk.
grogshop, n. dramshop, saloon.
groom, n. valet; hostler, stable-man; bridegroom.
groove, n. rut, channel, furrow; chamfret, rabbet, fluting; stria, striation.
groove, v. channel, furrow; chamfer, flute.
grooved, a. channeled, chamfered, fluted, striated.
gross, n. aggregate.
grotesque, a. fantastic, bizarre, outlandish, baroque, whimsical.
grouchy, a. (Colloq.) unamiable, sullen, surly, cynical, morose, cross.
ground, n. soil, earth, dirt, clod, loam, mould, clay, land; premise, reason, consideration, motive, inducement, reason; terra-firma.
ground hog. woodchuck, American marmot.
groundless, a. unfounded, chimerical, baseless, unauthorized.
grounds, n. pl. settlings, sediment, dregs, precipitate.
ground squirrel. chipmunk, hackee.
groundwork, n. foundation, basis, base.
group, n. cl.u.s.ter, a.s.semblage, crowd.
grouty, a. (Colloq.) unamiable, sulky, sullen, cynical, surly, morose.
grovel, v. crawl, sneak, cringe, wallow, fawn.
groveling, a. debased, abject, servile, sneaking.
grow, v. increase, extend, augment, wax, accrue, develop, expand, mature, flourish, thrive; vegetate, sprout, pullulate, germinate, bourgeon; raise, cultivate. Antonyms: wane, atrophy, blast, diminish, stunt, stagnate.
grower, n. cultivator.
growing, a. developing, waxing, increasing, flouris.h.i.+ng.
growing together. accretion, concretion, coalescence.--a.
coalescent, accretive.
growl, n. grumble, snarl, gnarl.
growler, n. grumbler, snarler, murmurer, cynic, pessimist, misanthrope.
growth, n. growing, development, accretion, extension, increase, augmentation, increment, enlargement; excrescence hypertrophy, overgrowth; germination, cultivation, pullulation, sprouting. Antonyms: atrophy, decrease, blasting, undevelopment.
grow together. coalesce, concrete, accrete
grub, v. drudge, slave, moil; root out, uprooc, eradicate.
grub, n. caterpillar, maggot, larva, grubworm.
grub-ax, n. mattock.
grudge, n. ill-will, hatred, antipathy, rancor, aversion, enmity, resentment, envy.
grudge, v. begrudge, resent, envy.
grudgeful, a. envious, resentful.
grudgingly, adv. unwillingly, reluctantly, sullenly, enviously resentfully.
gruff, a. ungracious, brusque, surly, rude, impolite, stern.
grum, a. morose, surly, sour, glum; guttural, low, rumbling.
grumble, v. murmur, repine, complain, croak; growl, snarl.
grumbler, n. complainer, croaker, fault-finder, growler.
grumpy, a. (Colloq.) surly, disgruntled, grouty, irritable, sullen.
guarantee, n. warranty, security, surety.
guard, v. protect, defend, s.h.i.+eld, shelter, fortify, preserve.
Antonym: expose.
guard, n. guardsman, watch, watchman, sentinel, patrol, sentry, picket; convoy, escort, body-guard; defense, protection, s.h.i.+eld, safeguard, bulwark, armor; attention, heed, watch, circ.u.mspection.
a.s.sociated Word: cordon.
guarded, a. cautious, wary, circ.u.mspect, careful, reserved, non-committal.
