| gradually |
by small steps or degrees. |
| graduate |
a person who has finished studying at high school or college. A diploma is given to a graduate to show that all the necessary work has been done. [2 definitions] |
| graduation |
the act or process of graduating. [2 definitions] |
| graffito |
something written, scratched, or drawn on subway cars, buses, or walls in public places. |
| graft1 |
a part of a plant that is taken off and placed into a slit on another plant so that the two parts will grow together and become one plant. [3 definitions] |
| graham |
a flour made from the entire wheat grain. |
| grain |
the small hard seeds of cereal plants such as wheat or rice. Grain is used for food and often ground into flour. [4 definitions] |
| gram1 |
the basic unit of weight in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a kilogram or 0.0353 ounce. (abbreviated: g) |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. [2 definitions] |
| grammar school |
see "elementary school." |
| grammatical |
of or having to do with grammar. [2 definitions] |
| gramophone |
a machine for playing phonograph records, esp. an old-fashioned one. |
| grand |
splendid in size or appearance. [4 definitions] |
| grand- |
a prefix that means "one generation away." |
| Grand Canyon |
a long, deep valley with steep, rocky walls formed by the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona. |
| grandchild |
a child of one's son or daughter. |
| granddaughter |
a female child of one's son or daughter. |
| grandfather |
the father of a person's mother or father. |
| grandfather clock |
a pendulum clock that is in a tall, narrow cabinet. |
| grandma |
(informal) the female parent of one's parent; grandmother. |
| grandmother |
the mother of a person's father or mother. |