Webster's Dictionary 1913

3052

Grouty

Grout″y (?), a. Cross; sulky; sullen.

3053

Grove

Grove (grōv), n. [AS. graf, fr. grafan to dig. The original sense seems to have been a lane cut through trees. See Grave, v., and cf. Groove.] A smaller group of trees than a fo...

3054

Grovel

Grov″el (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Groveled (?) or Grovelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Groveling or Grovelling.] [From OE. grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was misunde...

3055

Groveler

Grov″el‐er (?), n. One who grovels; an abject wretch. [Written also groveller.]

3056

Groveling

Grov″el‐ing, a. Lying prone; low; debased. [Written also grovelling.] “A groveling creature.” Cowper.

3057

Grovy

Grov″y (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a grove; situated in, or frequenting, groves. Dampier.

3058

Grow

Grow (grō), v. i. [imp.Grew (grṳ); p. p.Grown (grōn); p. pr. & vb. n.Growing.] [AS. grōwan; akin to D. groeijen, Icel. grōa, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf. Green, Grass.] 1. To increas...

3059

Grow (2)

Grow (?), v. t. To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. Macaulay.Syn. — To raise; to cultivate. See Raise, v. t., 3.

3060

Growable

Grow″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of growth.

3061

Growan

Grow″an (?), n. [Cf. Arm. grouan gravel, Corn. grow gravel, sand.] (Mining.) A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin lodes in Cornwall.

3062

Grower

Grow″er (?), n. 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.

3063

Growl

Growl (groul), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Growled (grould); p. pr. & vb. n.Growling.] [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry.] To utter a deep guttural s...

3064

Growl (2)

Growl, v. t. To express by growling. Thomson.

3065

Growl (3)

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

3066

Growler

Growl″er (?), n. 1. One who growls.2. (Zoöl.) The large-mouthed black bass.3. A four-wheeled cab.

3067

Growlingly

Growl″ing‐ly, adv. In a growling manner.

3068

Grown

Grown (?), p. p. of Grow.

3069

Growse

Growse (?), v. i. [Cf. gruesome, grewsome, and G. grausen to make shudder, shiver.] To shiver; to have chills. Ray.

3070

Growth

Growth (grōth), n. [Icel. grōðr, grōði. See Grow.] 1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, ...

3071

Growthead

Growt″head′ (?), n. [Lit., greathead.] A lazy person; a blockhead. Tusser.

3072

Growthful

Growth″ful (?), a. Having capacity of growth. J. Hamilton.

3073

Groyne

Groyne (?), n. See Groin.

3074

Grozing iron

Gro″zing i″ron (?). 1. A tool with a hardened steel point, formerly used instead of a diamond for cutting glass.2. (Plumbing) A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead pipe...

3075

Grub

Grub (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Grubbed (?), p. pr. & vb. n.Grubbing (�).] [OE. grubbin., cf. E. grab, grope.] 1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is dif...

3076

Grub (2)

Grub, v. t. 1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; — followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin. H...

3077

Grub (3)

Grub, n. 1. (Zoöl.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; — called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.Yet your butterfly was a grub. Shak....

3078

Grubber

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