The name by which Jean Grolier de Servier (1479-1565), a French bibliophile, is commonly known; -- used in naming a certain style of binding, a design, etc.

Same as Grommet.

See Gromwell.

A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an unlaid rope. Sometimes written grummet.

A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera.

obs. imp. of Grind.

obs. imp. of Groan.

To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses.

Preparing a person for a position requiring skilled behavior, especially by providing opposrtunity for practise and guidance in making the right decisions; as, to provide grooming for one's successor as president.

A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the chief attendant is also called the best man; -- the correlative of bridesmaid.

See Grouper.

To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

having grooves; as, a record is a grooved disk.

One who or that which grooves.

The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or collection of grooves.

Very pleasant or very enjoyable; marvelous; wonderful; excellent; -- expressing strong approval, usually of enjoyable experiences.

To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.

One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling.

In a groping manner.

A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours.

One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris.

A small silver coin and money of account of Germany, worth about two cents. It was discontinued in the new monetary system of the empire and not subsequeently used.

Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.

The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass.

Thick-skulled; stupid.

See Grosbeak.

The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so.

In a gross manner; greatly; coarsely; without delicacy; shamefully; disgracefully.

The state or quality of being gross; thickness; corpulence; coarseness; shamefulness.

A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.

Same as Grossular.

A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits.

a Polish monetary unit, equal to / of a zloty.

A grotto.

A groat.

A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old crypts and grottoes.

In a grotesque manner.

Quality of being grotesque.

Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings; ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion.

A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.

Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.

to complain habitually, especially about minor or routine annoyances.

given to complaining or grumbling; prone to show annoyance at slight provocation; irritable.

imp. p. p. of Grind.

low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow.

A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot (Marmota monax), also called the woodchuck. It hibernates in the winter.

A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.

A small prostrate or ascending shrub (Astroloma humifusum) having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus Styphelia.

The ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project. It is sometimes carried out by an official who digs the first spadeful of dirt from the ground, to begin the preparatory excavation work.

In a grounded or firmly established manner.

p. p. of Grind.

A batted ball that hits the ground before it leaves the infield, or the act of hitting a baseball along the ground; also called ground ball; -- contrasted with fly or fly ball.

Fish that live on the sea bottom, especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder.

The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation.

Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; baseless; as, groundless fear; a groundless report, rumor, or assertion.

A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as the loach.

Solidly; deeply; thoroughly.

The fruit of the Arachis hypog/a (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste. The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum), having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut.

An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.

See Ground plate (a), under Ground

A long, deep wave in the sea, sometimes caused by distant winds or storms.

That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle; as, development of a convenient DNA sequencing technique layed the groundwork for many of the subsequent advances in molecular genetics.

To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best effect; to form an assemblage of.

arranged into groups, each having some feature in common.

One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus Epinephelus, of the family Serranid/, as the red grouper, or brown snapper (Epinephelus morio), and the black grouper, or warsaw (Epinephelus nigritus), both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The tripletail (Lobotes). In California, the name is often applied to the rockfishes.

The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design.

To seek or shoot grouse.

A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage.

To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.

See Growthead.

The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in.

Same as Growthead.

Cross; sulky; sullen.

A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent.

To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.

One who grovels; an abject wretch.

Lying prone; low; debased; submissive in a self-abasing manner.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a grove; situated in, or frequenting, groves.

To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco.

Capable of growth.

A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall.

One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower.

increasing in intensity of some quality.

The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound.

One who growls.

In a growling manner.

p. p. of Grow.

fully developed; adult; mature; -- of people and animals; as, Act like a grownup!.

To shiver; to have chills.

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth.

A lazy person; a blockhead.

Having capacity of growth.

See Groin.

The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.

One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc.

To feel or grope in the dark.

Any species of Cottus; a sculpin.

See Grub, n., 1.

To murmur; to grumble.

Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.

Full of grudge; envious.

One who grudges.

In a grudging manner.

The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge or unwillingness.

A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or flour in water or milk; thin porridge.

characterized by toilsome effort; requiring extreme physical or mental effort; as, a grueling campaign.

Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.

Ugly; frightful. Same as grewsome.

Ugly; frightful.

Forwards; with one's face to the ground.

Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh.

The natural family comprising the cranes.

An order of inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food, including cranes, rails, and bustards.

Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.

The noise of one that grumbles.

One who grumbles.

In a grumbling manner.

A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood.

In a grum manner.