| grape |
A grape is a small fruit with a smooth skin that is either green, red, or purple. People eat grapes just as they are, or they make juice from them. Juice from grapes is very sweet. |
| grapefruit |
A grapefruit is a large, round fruit with yellow skin. Grapefruits taste sour and sweet at the same time. People can eat grapefruits, or they can drink the juice from them. Grapefruits grow on trees just like oranges and lemons. |
| grass |
Grass is a green plant with narrow, flat leaves. Grass often covers the ground in yards, parks, and meadows.There are many different kinds of grass. Some kinds can grow very tall. |
| grasshopper |
A grasshopper is an insect with long, powerful back legs for jumping and two pairs of wings. Grasshoppers eat plants. |
| gray |
Gray is the color of the sky when it is is raining or very cloudy. When you mix black and white together, you get the color gray. [2 definitions] |
| great |
When something is great, it is very big. [3 definitions] |
| Great Britain |
Great Britain is an island in the Atlantic Ocean near the continent of Europe. It is the main island of a country called the United Kingdom. The parts of the United Kingdom that are on the island of Great Britain are England, Scotland, and Wales. |
| Great Lakes |
The five very large lakes that lie between the United States and Canada are called the Great Lakes. These lakes are named Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Lake Superior is the biggest of the Great Lakes, and Ontario is the smallest. Even though Lake Ontario is the smallest, it is still very big! |
| Great Sandy Desert |
The Great Sandy Desert is a hot and dry area of northern Australia. Some parts of it are covered in sand and some parts are covered with a bushy kind of grass. The Great Sandy Desert is home to wild camels, wild dogs called dingoes, lizards, and some kinds of kangaroos. Australia is a dry continent, and the Great Sandy Desert is just one of about ten deserts there. |
| Great Victoria Desert |
The Great Victoria Desert is a very dry area of Australia. Some parts of this desert have hills of sand, but there are also areas that are completely covered with pebbles. Australia has many deserts, but the Great Victoria Desert is the largest. |
| Greece |
Greece is a country in Europe. It is on a peninsula that sticks out into the Mediterranean Sea. Greece also has many islands. Greece is famous for its ancient culture, including its gods, its buildings, its plays, stories, and ideas. Most of Greece is covered with low mountains, but the country also has many beaches along its many shores. People in Greece speak a language called Greek. The way you write Greek is different from the way you write English. Greek uses a different alphabet. |
| Greek |
When something is Greek, it is from the country of Greece, or it has to do with the people, culture, or language of Greece. [2 definitions] |
| green |
Green is the color of grass or a young leaf. [2 definitions] |
| Greenland |
Greenland is a very large island in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean. Only a small number of people live in Greenland because most of it is covered by ice. Greenland has been ruled by Denmark, a country in Europe, for a very long time. Greenland is independent in some ways too, though. |
| green thumb |
If someone says you have a green thumb, they mean that you are very good at growing plants. Of course, people don't really have thumbs that are green! It's just something we say. |
| greeting |
A greeting is something you might say or do when you see a person you know, or when you meet someone for the first time. People often say hello, wave, or shake hands as a greeting. |
| Grenada |
Grenada is an island country in the Caribbean Sea. Farmers in Grenada grow many kinds of spices, including cinnamon and another spice called nutmeg. Many people in Grenada work with tourists, who come to see the country's mountains and waterfalls, and to enjoy its beaches. |
| grin |
When you grin, you make a smile that is very big and shows many of your teeth. |
| grind |
When you grind something, you make it into very small bits or a powder. You grind something by crushing it and cutting it up with a stone, or by using a machine to do that. After you grind something like wheat or corn, you have flour. |
| grocery |
A grocery is a store where you can buy food and small things that you use every day. You can buy things like fruit, vegetables, milk, bread, snacks, paper towels, and magazines in a grocery. [2 definitions] |
| grocery store |
A grocery store is a store where you can buy many kinds of food and other small things that you use every day. You can buy things like bread, milk, soap, and light bulbs at a grocery store. |