grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
grandiose |
pretentious, pompous, or excessively grand. [2 definitions] |
grandioso |
in a grand, majestic style (used as a musical direction). |
grand jury |
a jury made up of citizens who are gathered to determine whether there is enough evidence against accused persons to indict them and bring them to trial. A grand jury is typically composed of twenty-three people but the number may vary. |
Grand Lama |
see "Dalai Lama." |
grand larceny |
the theft of goods or property exceeding a certain amount of money set by law. (Cf. petty larceny.) |
grandma |
(informal) the female parent of one's parent; grandmother. |
grand mal |
a kind of epilepsy characterized by convulsions and loss of consciousness. (Cf. petit mal). |
Grand Master |
the head of a military or fraternal order. [2 definitions] |
grandmother |
the female parent of one's parent. [2 definitions] |
grandmotherly |
of or concerning a grandmother or grandmothers. [2 definitions] |
grandnephew |
a son of one's niece or nephew; great-nephew. |
grandniece |
a daughter of one's niece or nephew; great-niece. |
grand opera |
a usu. serious opera that has the entire text set to music. |
grandpa |
(informal) the male parent of one's parent; grandfather. |
grandparent |
the father or mother of one's parent. |
grand piano |
the largest of pianos, usu. supported on three legs and having a large harp-shaped case in which the strings are strung horizontally. |
Grand Prix |
(sometimes l.c.) any of several automobile races over a long, difficult course, esp. an international one using the same course each year. |
grand slam |
in bridge, the taking of all thirteen tricks by the bidder. (Cf. little slam.) [4 definitions] |
grandson |
the male child of one's child. |
grandstand |
the rows of seats for spectators at a sports stadium, racetrack, or the like; often, a roofed section of the stands. [5 definitions] |