Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Grouping

Group"ing (?), n. (Fine Arts) The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design.

Grouse

Grouse (?), n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegri\'8ache shrike.] (Zoöl.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidæ, and subfamily Tetraoninæ, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet. &hand; Among the European species are the red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) and the hazel grouse (Bonasa betulina). See Capercaidzie, Ptarmigan, and Heath grouse. Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse, or New England partridge (Bonasa umbellus); the sharp-tailed grouse (Pediocætes phasianellus) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge (D. Canadensis). See also Prairie hen, and Sage cock. The Old World sand grouse (Pterocles, etc.) belong to a very different family. See Pterocletes, and Sand grouse.

Grouse

Grouse, v. i. To seek or shoot grouse.

Grouser

Grou"ser (?), n. (Dredging, Pile Driving, etc.) A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage.

Grout

Grout (?), n. [AS. grut; akin to grytt, G. gr\'81tze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and Z. groats.]

1. Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.

2. Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. [Eng.]

3. pl. Lees; dregs; grounds. [Eng.] Grouts of tea." Dickens.

4. A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.

Grout

Grout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grouting.] To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.

Grauthead

Graut"head` (?), n. [Obs.] See Growthead.

Grouting

Grout"ing, n. The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in. Gwilt.

Groutnol

Grout"nol (?), n. [See Groat, and Noll, n.] [Obs.] Same as Growthead. Beau. & Fl.

Grouty

Grout"y (?), a. Cross; sulky; sullen. [Colloq.]

Grove

Grove (?), 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 forest, and without underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood of small extent. &hand; The Hebrew word Asherah, rendered grove in the Authorized Version of the Bible, is left untranslated in the Revised Version. Almost all modern interpreters agree that by Asherah an idol or image of some kind is intended.

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 misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr&umac;fa, in &amac; gr&umac;fu on the face, prone, gr&umac;fa to grovel.]

1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.

To creep and grovel on the ground. Dryden.

2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.

Groveler

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

Groveling

Grov"el*ing, a. Lying prone; low; debased. [Written also grovelling.] A groveling creature." Cowper.

Grovy

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

Grow

Grow (?), v. i. [imp. Grew (?); p. p. Grown (); p. pr. & vb. n. Growing.] [AS. grawan; akin to D. groeijen, Icel. groa, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf. Green, Grass.]

1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.

2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.

Winter began to grow fast on. Knolles.

Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus. Shak.

3. To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm countries.

Where law faileth, error groweth. Gower.

4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.

For his mind Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary. Byron.

5. To become attached of fixed; to adhere.

Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow. Shak.

Growing cell, or Growing slide, a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope. -- Grown over, covered with a growth. -- To grow out of, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or as a branch from the main stem; to result from.

These wars have grown out of commercial considerations. A. Hamilton.

-- To grow up, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as, grown up children. -- <-- ##error here in original: duplication of: To grow up --> To grow together, to close and adhere; to become united by growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. Howells.Syn. -- To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand; extend.

Grow

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.
Growable
Grow"a*ble (?), a. Capable of growth.
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.
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.
Growl
Growl (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Growled (?); p. pr. & vb. e. Growling.] [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry.] To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.

Growl

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

Growl

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

Growler

Growl"er (?), n.

1. One who growls.

2. (Zoöl.) The large-mouthed black bass. [Local]

3. A four-wheeled cab. [Slang, Eng.]

Growlingly

Growl"ing*ly, adv. In a growling manner.

Grown

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

Growse

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

Growth

Growth (?), n. [Icel. gror, gri. 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, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth. Shak.

2. That which has grown or is growing; anything produced; product; consequence; effect; result.

Nature multiplies her fertile growth. Milton.

Growthead

Growt"head` (?), n. [Lit., greathead.] A lazy person; a blockhead. [Obs.] Tusser.

Growthful

Growth"ful (?), a. Having capacity of growth. [R.] J. Hamilton.

Groyne

Groyne (?), n. [Obs.] See Groin.

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. Knight.

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 difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.

2. To drudge; to do menial work. Richardson.

Grub

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. Hare.

2. To supply with food. [Slang] Dickens.

Grub

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.

2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [Obs.] Carew.

3. Victuals; food. [Slang] Halliwell. Grub ax ∨ axe, a kind of mattock used in grubbing up roots, etc. -- Grub breaker. Same as Grub hook (below). -- Grub hoe, a heavy hoe for grubbing. -- Grub hook, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps, breaking roots, etc. -- Grub saw, a handsaw used for sawing marble. -- Grub Street, a street in London (now called Milton Street), described by Dr. Johnson as much inhabited by writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet." As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production of, Grub Street.

I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays. Gap.

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.
Grubbla
Grub"bla (?), v. t. & i. [Freq. of grub, but cf. grabble.] To feel or grope in the dark. [Obs.] Dryden.

Grubby

Grub"by, a. [From Grub.] Dirty; unclean. [Colloq.]

The grubby game of marbles. Lond. Sat. Rev.

Grubby

Grub"by, n. (Zoöl.) Any species of Cottus; a sculpin. [Local, U. S.]

Grubworm

Grub"worm (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Grub, n., 1.

And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view. C. Smart.

Grucche

Grucche (?), v. i. [See Grudge.] To murmur; to grumble. [Obs.]

What aileth you, thus for grucche and groan. Chaucer.

Grudge

Grudge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grudger (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grudging.] [OE. grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to murmur, grumble, OF. grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier; cf. Icel. krytja to murmur, krutr a murmur, or E. grunt.]

1. To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.

Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train. Shak.

I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments. Swift.

They have grudged us contribution. Shak.

2. To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [Obs.]

Perish they That grudge one thought against your majesty ! Shak.

Grudge

Grudge (?), v. i.

1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.

Grudge not one against another. James v. 9.

He eats his meat without grudging. Shak.

2. To feel compunction or grief. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.

Grudge

Grudge, n.

1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.

Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and eumity against hie brother Jacob. South.

The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge. I. Taylor.

2. Slight symptom of disease. [Obs.]

Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling againat the grudges of more dreaded calamities. Milton.

Syn. -- Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique.

Grudgeful

Grudge"ful (?), a. Full of grudge; envious. Grudgeful discontent." Spenser.

Grudgeons, Gurgeons

Grud"geons (?), Gur"geons (), n. pl. [Prob. from P. grugir to craunch; cf. D. gruizen to crush, grind, and E. grout.] Coarse meal. [Obs.]

Gruddger

Gruddg"er (?), n. One who grudges.

Grudgingly

Grudg"ing*ly, adv. In a grudging manner.

Grudgingness

Grudg"ing*ness, n. The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge or unwillingness.

Gruel

Gru"el (?), n. [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf. OHG. gruzzi groats, G. gr\'81tze, As. grut. See Grout.] A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.

Gruelly

Gru"el*ly, a. Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.

Gruesome

Grue"some (?), a. Same as Grewsome. [Scot.]

Gruf

Gruf (?), adv. [Cf. Grovel.] Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [Obs.]

They fellen gruf, and cryed piteously. Chaucer.

Gruff

Gruff (?), a. [Compar. Gruffer (); superl. Gruffest.] [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob, grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rcófan to break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-, Goth. ga-.] Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh. Addison.

Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks. Thackeray.

-- Gruff"ly, adv. -- Gruff"ness, n.

Grugru palm

Gru"gru palm" (?). (Bot.) A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See Macaw tree, under Macaw. [Written also grigri palm.]

Grugru worm

Gru"gru worm" (?). (Zoöl.) The larva or grub of a large South American beetle (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy.

Grum

Grum (?), a. [Cf. Dan. grum furious, Sw. grym, AS. gram, and E. grim, and grumble. 35.]

1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim. Nick looked sour and grum." Arbuthnof.

2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as,

Grumble

Grum"ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Grunbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grumbling (?).] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumman, D. grommelen, grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. &root;35. Cf. Grum, Grim.]

1. To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

L'Avare, not using half his store, Still grumbles that he has no more. Prior.

2. To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling over his prey.

3. To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.

Grumble

Grum"ble, v. t. To express or utter with grumbling.

Grumble

Grum"ble, n.

1. The noise of one that grumbles.

2. A grumbling, discontented disposition.

A bad case of grumble. Mrs. H. H. Jacksn.

Grumbler

Grum"bler (?), n. One who grumbles.

Grumblingly

Grum"bling*ly, adv. In a grumbling manner.

Grume

Grume (?), n. [OF. grume, cf. F. grumeau a little heap, clot of blood, dim. fr. L. grumus.] A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood. Quincy.

Grumbly

Grumb"ly (?), adv. In a grum manner.

Grumose

Gru*mose" (?), a. (Bot.) Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.

Grumous

Gru"mous (?), a. [Cf. F. grumeleux. See Grume.]

1. Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted; as, grumous blood.

2. (Bot.) See Grumose.

Grumousness

Gru"mous*ness, n. The state of being grumous.

gRUMPILY

gRUMPI*LY (?), ADV. In a surly manner; sullenly. [Colloq.]

gRUMPY

gRUMPY (?), a. [Cf. Grumblle, and Grum.] Surly; dissatisfied; grouty. [Collog.] Ferby.

Grundel

Grun"del (?), n. [See Groundling.] (Zoöl.) A groundling (fish). [Prov. Eng.]

Grundsel

Grundsel (?), n. Grounsel. [Obs.]

Grunt

Grunt (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grunting.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G. grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or perh. akin to E. groan.] To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.

Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life. Shak.

Grunting ox (Zoöl.), the yak.