10-letter words starting with gr
- grandrelle — a two-ply yarn made by twisting together two singles of contrasting color.
- grandsires — Plural form of grandsire.
- grandstand — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- granduncle — an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.
- grandville — a town in SW Michigan.
- grangerise — To illustrate a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- grangerize — to augment the illustrative content of (a book) by inserting additional prints, drawings, engravings, etc., not included in the original volume.
- granophyre — a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass.
- granularly — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granulated — Simple past tense and past participle of granulate.
- granulator — A machine that forms material into granules.
- granulomas — Plural form of granuloma.
- granulosis — a disease that predominantly affects larval Lepidoptera and which causes loss of appetite and sluggishness
- grape fern — any of several ferns of the genus Botrychium, comprising several species having grapelike clusters of sporangia.
- grapefruit — a large, roundish, yellow-skinned, edible citrus fruit having a juicy, acid pulp.
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- grapestone — the seed of a grape.
- grapevines — Plural form of grapevine.
- graphalloy — a compound of graphite impregnated with Babbitt metal, bronze, copper, gold, etc., used as a low-friction material.
- graphemics — the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech.
- graphicacy — the ability to understand and use maps, plans, symbols, etc
- graphitize — to convert into graphite.
- graphitoid — resembling graphite
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- graphology — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- graplement — a close fight or a close fighting grasp
- grapplings — Plural form of grappling.
- graptolite — any colonial animal of the extinct class Graptolithina, most common in the Ordovician and Silurian Periods, thought to be related to the pterobranchs.
- graspingly — In a grasping manner.
- grass carp — a large carp of the genus Ctenopharyngodon, of southern Chinese inland waters, that grazes on water weeds.
- grass moth — any of a large subfamily of small night-flying pyralid moths, esp Crambus pratellus, that during the day cling to grass stems
- grass over — If an area of ground is grassed over, grass is planted all over it.
- grass pink — a pink, Dianthus plumarius, of Europe and Asia, having fragrant, fringed pink, purplish, or white flowers.
- grass sack — South Midland U.S. a gunnysack.
- grass tree — any Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, of the lily family, having a stout, woody stem bearing a tuft of long grasslike leaves and a dense flower spike.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- grassiness — The characteristic of being grassy.
- grasslands — Plural form of grassland.
- grassroots — the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
- grasswrack — any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera; eelgrass
- gratefully — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- graticules — Plural form of graticule.
- gratifying — tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing.
- gratillity — gratuity
- gratinated — to gratiné.
- gratitudes — Plural form of gratitude.
- gratuities — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
- gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- graubunden — German name of Grisons.
- gravel pit — an open cast working for the extraction of gravel