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G — Graff to Grief (Part 3 of 11)

Granger, n. Member of a grange, associated farmer.

Grant, v. a.

    1. Admit, allow, concede, cede, yield.
    2. Give (in answer to a request), bestow, confer, vouchsafe, deign.
    3. (Law.) Convey (by deed), transfer, make conveyance of.

Grant, n.

    1. Gift, boon, donation, benefaction, bounty, largess, present, concession.
    2. (Law.) Conveyance, cession.

Granulate, v. a. Form into grains, reduce to grains.

Granulate, v. n. Be formed into grains, become granular, roughen.

Granule, n. Little grain, small particle.

Grape, n. Fruit of the vine.

Grape-sugar, n. Glucose, starch-sugar, diabetic sugar.

Graphic, a. Vivid, lively, picturesque, well-drawn, well-delineated, striking, telling.

Graphite, n. Plumbago, black-lead.

Grapple, v. a. Seize, gripe or grip, grasp, catch, clasp, clutch, lay hold of.

Grapple, n.

    1. Close hug, close fight.
    2. Grappling-irons.

Grapple with. Struggle with, engage with, close with, contend with (in close fight).

Grappling-irons, n. pl. Grapple.

Grasp, v. a. Clasp, gripe or grip, seize, clinch, clutch, catch, grapple, lay hold of.

Grasp, n.

    1. Clasp, gripe or grip.
    2. Hold, possession.