greatest,a.supreme, superlative,utmost, maximum.greatest good.summum bonum.great-hearted,a.magnanimous.great-heartedness,n.magnanimity.great spirit.Manito (Amer. Ind.)greediness,n.avarice,voracity,avidity,covetousness,rapacity,gluttony, insatiableness,cupidity.greedy,a.avaricious,grasping;sordid, covetous;insatiable,ravenous,voracious,gluttonous,rapacious; insatiate.greedy-gut,n.(Low)glutton, gormand.Greek,a.Grecian, Hellenic.Greek,n.Grecian, Hellene; Romaic, Hellenic, Neo-Hellenic.Greek,n.(Colloq.)mystery.green,a.verdant, emerald, virid, virescent;immature, unripe;raw, untrained,callow,unsophisticated,awkward,inexperienced,unskilled, undisciplined,gullible; unseasoned; fresh, undecayed.Antonyms:sear, parched, seasoned,ripe,experienced, veteran.greenhorn,n.(Colloq.)tyro,novice,gull,dupe, yahoo, gudgeon.greenhouse,n.conservatory.green manuring.sideration.greenness,n.verdancy, viridity, verdure; rawness, immaturity, unripeness; inexperience, unsophisticatedness, gullibility..greensand,n.marl.green-sickness,n.chlorosis.greet,v.address,salute,hail,accost.greeting,n.salutation,salute.grief,n.anguish,sorrow, heartbreak,regret,remorse, dolor, misery, heartache, woe, tribulation,rue,affliction, bereavement,trial,adversity,distress,grievance.grievance,n.wrong,injustice,resentment,trouble,complaint, gravamen (Law).grieve,v.mourn,regret,lament,rue,weep,sorrow,bewail,deplore;wound,afflict,try,distress,pain.grievous,a.afflictive,distressing, deplorable,lamentable,painful;heinous,atrocious, flagitious,outrageous,flagrant, egregious,nefarious;plaintive,pitiful.grill,n.gridiron,broiler.grilling,n.broiling, grillade.grimy,a.begrimed.grind,v.crush,powder,pulverize, comminute,bruise, bray, triturate, levigate;harass,persecute,oppress.grind,n.grinding, pulverization; (Slang) drudgery; (Slang)dig.grinder,n.abradant.grinding,n.pulverization, trituration,crushing, levigation.--a.abradant.grinding stone.millstone, muller, metate.grip,n.clutch,grasp; (Colloq.)grippe.grip,n.(Colloq.) gripsack,valise,satchel, traveling-bag.grip,v.seize,clutch,grasp, clinch.gripes,n. pl.colic.griping,n.gripes,colic.grippe,n.influenza.gristle,n.cartilage.gristly,a.cartilaginous.grit,n.firmness,resolution,courage, fortitude,spirit, determination.gritty,a.sandy; (Colloq.)unyielding,plucky,spirited, determined,resolute.grizzly bear.Ephraim (Hunter's name).groan,n.andv.moan.grogblossom,n.rosedrop, rosy whelk.grogshop,n.dramshop,saloon.groom,n.valet;hostler, stable-man; bridegroom.groove,n.rut,channel, furrow; chamfret, rabbet, fluting; stria, striation.groove,v.channel, furrow; chamfer, flute.grooved,a.channeled, chamfered,fluted, striated.gross,n.aggregate.grotesque,a.fantastic,bizarre,outlandish, baroque,whimsical.grouchy,a.(Colloq.)unamiable,sullen,surly, cynical,morose,cross.ground,n.soil,earth,dirt, clod, loam,mould,clay,land; premise,reason,consideration,motive,inducement,reason; terra-firma.ground hog.woodchuck, American marmot.groundless,a.unfounded, chimerical,baseless, unauthorized.grounds,n. pl.settlings,sediment,dregs, precipitate.ground squirrel.chipmunk, hackee.groundwork,n.foundation,basis,base.group,n.cluster, assemblage,crowd.grouty,a.(Colloq.)unamiable,sulky,sullen, cynical,surly,morose.grovel,v.crawl,sneak,cringe,wallow,fawn.groveling,a.debased,abject,servile,sneaking.grow,v.increase,extend, augment,wax, accrue,develop,expand,mature,flourish,thrive;vegetate,sprout, pullulate, germinate, bourgeon;raise,cultivate.Antonyms:wane, atrophy,blast,diminish,stunt, stagnate.grower,n.cultivator.growing,a.developing, waxing, increasing, flourishing.growing together.accretion,concretion, coalescence.--a.coalescent, accretive.growl,n.grumble,snarl, gnarl.growler,n.grumbler,snarler, murmurer, cynic, pessimist, misanthrope.growth,n.growing,development, accretion,extension,increase, augmentation, increment,enlargement; excrescence hypertrophy, overgrowth; germination,cultivation, pullulation,sprouting.Antonyms: atrophy,decrease,blasting,undevelopment.grow together.coalesce,concrete, accretegrub,v.drudge,slave, moil; rootout, uprooc,eradicate.grub,n.caterpillar, maggot,larva, grubworm.grub-ax,n.mattock.grudge,n.ill-will,hatred,antipathy,rancor,aversion,enmity,resentment, envy.grudge,v.begrudge, resent, envy.grudgeful,a.envious, resentful.grudgingly,adv.unwillingly, reluctantly, sullenly, enviously resentfully.gruff,a.ungracious, brusque,surly,rude,impolite,stern.grum,a.morose,surly,sour,glum; guttural,low, rumbling.grumble,v.murmur,repine,complain,croak;growl,snarl.grumbler,n.complainer,croaker,fault-finder,growler.grumpy,a.(Colloq.)surly,disgruntled,grouty,irritable,sullen.guarantee,n.warranty,security,surety.guard,v.protect,defend,shield,shelter, fortify,preserve.Antonym:expose.guard,n.guardsman,watch,watchman,sentinel, patrol, sentry,picket;convoy,escort, body-guard;defense,protection,shield,safeguard,bulwark,armor;attention,heed,watch, circumspection.Associated word: cordon.guarded,a.cautious,wary, circumspect,careful,reserved, non-committal.guardian,n.defender,guard, tutelarysaint,keeper,warden,protector,defense, guardianangel.Antonyms:ward, protégé.guardian,a.tutelary, protecting, tutelar.guardianship,n.protection,care,watch, wardenship, tutelage.guess,v.conjecture,speculate,surmise;think,suppose, presume,apprehend, believe, daresay, opine.guess,n.conjecture,surmise,supposition,speculation.guesswork,n.conjecture.guide,v.pilot,steer,direct,govern,conduct.guide,n.conductor,pilot, director; cicerone;polestar;rudder, regulator;mentor,monitor, counsellor;key, clew.guidebook,n.itinerary.guiding star.loadstar,polestar, Cynosure.guild,n.society,association,fraternity, corporation,brotherhood.guile,n.subtlety,cunning, wiliness,deceit,insincerity,artifice.guileful,a.deceitful,crafty,artful,wily,subtle,designing.guileless,a.innocent,artless,sincere,undesigning, ingenuous.guilt,n.criminality, guiltiness, complicity, culpability,crime;wrong,offense,transgression,sin.Antonyms:innocence, inculpability.guiltless,a.inculpable,blameless,innocent.guilty,a.culpable, punishable,criminal, peccant,sinful.guise,n.way,custom,manner,mien; garb,shape,appearance,dress,cloak.gulch,n.gully,ravine.gulf,n.abyss,chasm; vortex,whirlpool, rapids, maelstrom;bay.gulfweed,n.sargasso.gull,n.cheat,swindle,humbug,fraud;dupe, gudgeon, cully; seamew,mew,cob.gullet,n.esophagus.gullible,a.credulous.gully,n.gulch,ravine,gorge, couloir.gumboll,n.parulis.gummy,a.viscous, adhesive.gumption,n.(Colloq.)shrewdness,sagacity,discernment,acumen, commonsense.gum-yielding,a.guttiferous.gun,n.firearm, weapon,rifle, shotgun, blunderbuss, musket, flobert, pistol,revolver, derringer,cannon, swivelgun, matchlock, breech-loader, stanchiongun, arquebus, Kruppgun, Winchester, howitzer, gatlinggun, flintlock.Associated words: bayonet,gunsmith,bore, caliber, trigger,hammer, ramod,armory, armorer, gunsmithery, holster.gun-cotton,n.pyroxylin.gunner,n.cannoneer.gunroom,n.wardroom.guns,n. pl.artillery, ordnance,cannon, armament,arms.gunsmith,n.armorer, gunmaker.gunwale,n.portoise.gush,v.rush,pour,stream,spout.gushing,a.rushing,pouring; (Colloq.) effusive, demonstrative, ebullient,sentimental.gusto,n.enjoyment,appreciation, relish,taste.gut,n.intestine.--v.disembowel, eviscerate.guts,n. pl.intestines,bowels, entrails.gutter,n.eaves trough, cullis; conduit,channel,drain, rindle;groove.guttersnipe,n.(Slang) street Arab, gamin.gutting,n.disembowelment, evisceration.guy,n.guy-rope,stay,shore;scarecrow,dowdy,fright, effigy.guy,v.steady,guide,shore, stay (with a rope); (Colloq.)fool,baffle,ridicule.gymnast,n.athlete.gymnastic,a.athletic, calisthenic.gymnastics,n. pl.athletics, calisthenics.gypsy,n.Romany, Bohemian; Romany, Romanes (language);schemer,sharper.gypsy,a.nomadic,vagabond.
greatest,a.supreme, superlative,utmost, maximum.
greatest good.summum bonum.
great-hearted,a.magnanimous.
great-heartedness,n.magnanimity.
great spirit.Manito (Amer. Ind.)
greediness,n.avarice,voracity,avidity,covetousness,rapacity,gluttony, insatiableness,cupidity.
greedy,a.avaricious,grasping;sordid, covetous;insatiable,ravenous,voracious,gluttonous,rapacious; insatiate.
greedy-gut,n.(Low)glutton, gormand.
Greek,a.Grecian, Hellenic.
Greek,n.Grecian, Hellene; Romaic, Hellenic, Neo-Hellenic.
Greek,n.(Colloq.)mystery.
green,a.verdant, emerald, virid, virescent;immature, unripe;raw, untrained,callow,unsophisticated,awkward,inexperienced,unskilled, undisciplined,gullible; unseasoned; fresh, undecayed.Antonyms:sear, parched, seasoned,ripe,experienced, veteran.
greenhorn,n.(Colloq.)tyro,novice,gull,dupe, yahoo, gudgeon.
greenhouse,n.conservatory.
green manuring.sideration.
greenness,n.verdancy, viridity, verdure; rawness, immaturity, unripeness; inexperience, unsophisticatedness, gullibility..
greensand,n.marl.
green-sickness,n.chlorosis.
greet,v.address,salute,hail,accost.
greeting,n.salutation,salute.
grief,n.anguish,sorrow, heartbreak,regret,remorse, dolor, misery, heartache, woe, tribulation,rue,affliction, bereavement,trial,adversity,distress,grievance.
grievance,n.wrong,injustice,resentment,trouble,complaint, gravamen (Law).
grieve,v.mourn,regret,lament,rue,weep,sorrow,bewail,deplore;wound,afflict,try,distress,pain.
grievous,a.afflictive,distressing, deplorable,lamentable,painful;heinous,atrocious, flagitious,outrageous,flagrant, egregious,nefarious;plaintive,pitiful.
grill,n.gridiron,broiler.
grilling,n.broiling, grillade.
grimy,a.begrimed.
grind,v.crush,powder,pulverize, comminute,bruise, bray, triturate, levigate;harass,persecute,oppress.
grind,n.grinding, pulverization; (Slang) drudgery; (Slang)dig.
grinder,n.abradant.
grinding,n.pulverization, trituration,crushing, levigation.--a.abradant.
grinding stone.millstone, muller, metate.
grip,n.clutch,grasp; (Colloq.)grippe.
grip,n.(Colloq.) gripsack,valise,satchel, traveling-bag.
grip,v.seize,clutch,grasp, clinch.
gripes,n. pl.colic.
griping,n.gripes,colic.
grippe,n.influenza.
gristle,n.cartilage.
gristly,a.cartilaginous.
grit,n.firmness,resolution,courage, fortitude,spirit, determination.
gritty,a.sandy; (Colloq.)unyielding,plucky,spirited, determined,resolute.
grizzly bear.Ephraim (Hunter's name).
groan,n.andv.moan.
grogblossom,n.rosedrop, rosy whelk.
grogshop,n.dramshop,saloon.
groom,n.valet;hostler, stable-man; bridegroom.
groove,n.rut,channel, furrow; chamfret, rabbet, fluting; stria, striation.
groove,v.channel, furrow; chamfer, flute.
grooved,a.channeled, chamfered,fluted, striated.
gross,n.aggregate.
grotesque,a.fantastic,bizarre,outlandish, baroque,whimsical.
grouchy,a.(Colloq.)unamiable,sullen,surly, cynical,morose,cross.
ground,n.soil,earth,dirt, clod, loam,mould,clay,land; premise,reason,consideration,motive,inducement,reason; terra-firma.
ground hog.woodchuck, American marmot.
groundless,a.unfounded, chimerical,baseless, unauthorized.
grounds,n. pl.settlings,sediment,dregs, precipitate.
ground squirrel.chipmunk, hackee.
groundwork,n.foundation,basis,base.
group,n.cluster, assemblage,crowd.
grouty,a.(Colloq.)unamiable,sulky,sullen, cynical,surly,morose.
grovel,v.crawl,sneak,cringe,wallow,fawn.
groveling,a.debased,abject,servile,sneaking.
grow,v.increase,extend, augment,wax, accrue,develop,expand,mature,flourish,thrive;vegetate,sprout, pullulate, germinate, bourgeon;raise,cultivate.Antonyms:wane, atrophy,blast,diminish,stunt, stagnate.
grower,n.cultivator.
growing,a.developing, waxing, increasing, flourishing.
growing together.accretion,concretion, coalescence.--a.coalescent, accretive.
growl,n.grumble,snarl, gnarl.
growler,n.grumbler,snarler, murmurer, cynic, pessimist, misanthrope.
growth,n.growing,development, accretion,extension,increase, augmentation, increment,enlargement; excrescence hypertrophy, overgrowth; germination,cultivation, pullulation,sprouting.Antonyms: atrophy,decrease,blasting,undevelopment.
grow together.coalesce,concrete, accrete
grub,v.drudge,slave, moil; rootout, uprooc,eradicate.
grub,n.caterpillar, maggot,larva, grubworm.
grub-ax,n.mattock.
grudge,n.ill-will,hatred,antipathy,rancor,aversion,enmity,resentment, envy.
grudge,v.begrudge, resent, envy.
grudgeful,a.envious, resentful.
grudgingly,adv.unwillingly, reluctantly, sullenly, enviously resentfully.
gruff,a.ungracious, brusque,surly,rude,impolite,stern.
grum,a.morose,surly,sour,glum; guttural,low, rumbling.
grumble,v.murmur,repine,complain,croak;growl,snarl.
grumbler,n.complainer,croaker,fault-finder,growler.
grumpy,a.(Colloq.)surly,disgruntled,grouty,irritable,sullen.
guarantee,n.warranty,security,surety.
guard,v.protect,defend,shield,shelter, fortify,preserve.Antonym:expose.
guard,n.guardsman,watch,watchman,sentinel, patrol, sentry,picket;convoy,escort, body-guard;defense,protection,shield,safeguard,bulwark,armor;attention,heed,watch, circumspection.Associated word: cordon.
guarded,a.cautious,wary, circumspect,careful,reserved, non-committal.
guardian,n.defender,guard, tutelarysaint,keeper,warden,protector,defense, guardianangel.Antonyms:ward, protégé.
guardian,a.tutelary, protecting, tutelar.
guardianship,n.protection,care,watch, wardenship, tutelage.
guess,v.conjecture,speculate,surmise;think,suppose, presume,apprehend, believe, daresay, opine.
guess,n.conjecture,surmise,supposition,speculation.
guesswork,n.conjecture.
guide,v.pilot,steer,direct,govern,conduct.
guide,n.conductor,pilot, director; cicerone;polestar;rudder, regulator;mentor,monitor, counsellor;key, clew.
guidebook,n.itinerary.
guiding star.loadstar,polestar, Cynosure.
guild,n.society,association,fraternity, corporation,brotherhood.
guile,n.subtlety,cunning, wiliness,deceit,insincerity,artifice.
guileful,a.deceitful,crafty,artful,wily,subtle,designing.
guileless,a.innocent,artless,sincere,undesigning, ingenuous.
guilt,n.criminality, guiltiness, complicity, culpability,crime;wrong,offense,transgression,sin.Antonyms:innocence, inculpability.
guiltless,a.inculpable,blameless,innocent.
guilty,a.culpable, punishable,criminal, peccant,sinful.
guise,n.way,custom,manner,mien; garb,shape,appearance,dress,cloak.
gulch,n.gully,ravine.
gulf,n.abyss,chasm; vortex,whirlpool, rapids, maelstrom;bay.
gulfweed,n.sargasso.
gull,n.cheat,swindle,humbug,fraud;dupe, gudgeon, cully; seamew,mew,cob.
gullet,n.esophagus.
gullible,a.credulous.
gully,n.gulch,ravine,gorge, couloir.
gumboll,n.parulis.
gummy,a.viscous, adhesive.
gumption,n.(Colloq.)shrewdness,sagacity,discernment,acumen, commonsense.
gum-yielding,a.guttiferous.
gun,n.firearm, weapon,rifle, shotgun, blunderbuss, musket, flobert, pistol,revolver, derringer,cannon, swivelgun, matchlock, breech-loader, stanchiongun, arquebus, Kruppgun, Winchester, howitzer, gatlinggun, flintlock.Associated words: bayonet,gunsmith,bore, caliber, trigger,hammer, ramod,armory, armorer, gunsmithery, holster.
gun-cotton,n.pyroxylin.
gunner,n.cannoneer.
gunroom,n.wardroom.
guns,n. pl.artillery, ordnance,cannon, armament,arms.
gunsmith,n.armorer, gunmaker.
gunwale,n.portoise.
gush,v.rush,pour,stream,spout.
gushing,a.rushing,pouring; (Colloq.) effusive, demonstrative, ebullient,sentimental.
gusto,n.enjoyment,appreciation, relish,taste.
gut,n.intestine.--v.disembowel, eviscerate.
guts,n. pl.intestines,bowels, entrails.
gutter,n.eaves trough, cullis; conduit,channel,drain, rindle;groove.
guttersnipe,n.(Slang) street Arab, gamin.
gutting,n.disembowelment, evisceration.
guy,n.guy-rope,stay,shore;scarecrow,dowdy,fright, effigy.
guy,v.steady,guide,shore, stay (with a rope); (Colloq.)fool,baffle,ridicule.
gymnast,n.athlete.
gymnastic,a.athletic, calisthenic.
gymnastics,n. pl.athletics, calisthenics.
gypsy,n.Romany, Bohemian; Romany, Romanes (language);schemer,sharper.
gypsy,a.nomadic,vagabond.