GRASPED
GR'ASPED, participle passive Seized with the hands or arms, embraced; held; possessed.
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GRASPER
GR'ASPER, noun One who grasps or seizes; one who catches at; one who holds.
GRASPING
GR'ASPING, participle present tense Seizing; embracing; catching; holding.
GRASS
GR'ASS, noun1. In common usage, herbage; the plants which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts.2. In botany, a plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and...
GRASS-GREEN
GR'ASS-GREEN, adjective Green with grass.1. Dark green, like the color of grass.
GRASS-GROWN
GR'ASS-GROWN, adjective Overgrown with grass.
GRASSATION
GRASSA'TION, noun [Latin grassatio.] A wandering about. [Little used.]
GRASSHOPPER
GR'ASSHOPPER, noun [grass and hop.] An animal that lives among grass, a species of Gryllus.
GRASSINESS
GR'ASSINESS, noun [from grassy.] The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state.
GRASSLESS
GR'ASSLESS, adjective Destitute of grass.
GRASSPLOT
GR'ASSPLOT, noun A plat or level spot covered with grass.
GRASSPOLY
GR'ASSPOLY, noun A plant, a species of Lythrum or willow-wort.
GRASSVETCH
GR'ASSVETCH, noun A plant of the genus Lathyrus.
GRASSWRACK
GR'ASSWRACK, noun A plant, the Zostera.
GRASSY
GR'ASSY, adjective Covered with grass; abounding with grass.1. Resembling grass; green.
GRATE
GRATE, noun [Latin crates, a grate a hurdle.]1. A work or frame, composed of parallel or cross bars, with interstices; a kind of lattice-work, such as is used in the windows of ...
GRATED
GRA'TED, participle passive Rubbed harshly; worn off by rubbing.1. Furnished with a grate; as grated windows.
GRATEFUL
GRA'TEFUL, adjective [from Latin gratus. See Grace.]1. Having a due sense of benefits; kindly disposed towards one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge an...
GRATEFULLY
GRA'TEFULLY, adverb With a due sense of benefits or favors; in a manner that disposes to kindness, in return for favors. The gift was gratefully received.1. In a pleasing manner...
GRATEFULNESS
GRA'TEFULNESS, noun The quality of being grateful; gratitude.1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasant to the mind or to the taste.
GRATER
GRA'TER, noun [See Grate.] An instrument or utensil with a rough indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of a body; as a grater for nutmegs.
GRATIFICATION
GRATIFICA'TION, noun [Latin gratificatio, from gratificor; gratus and facio, to make.]1. The act of pleasing, either the mind, the taste or the appetite. We speak of the gratifi...
GRATIFIED
GRAT'IFIED, participle passive Pleased; indulged according to desire.
GRATIFIER
GRAT'IFIER, noun One who gratifies or pleases.
GRATIFY
GRAT'IFY, verb transitive [Latin gratificor; gratus, agreeable, and facio, to make.]1. To please; to give pleasure to; to indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the se...
GRATIFYING
GRAT'IFYING, participle present tense Pleasing; indulging to satisfaction.1. Giving pleasure; affording satisfaction.
GRATING
GRA'TING, participle present tense [See Grate.] Rubbing; wearing off in particles.1. Fretting; irritating; harsh; as grating sounds, or a grating reflection.GRA'TING