| groundskeeper |
a person responsible for the maintenance of the grounds of an estate, park, sports field, or the like. |
| ground squirrel |
any of various burrowing rodents, such as chipmunks, that differ from true squirrels in having cheek pouches and shorter fur. |
| groundswell |
a wide, slow-moving ocean swell, caused by a distant earthquake or storm. [2 definitions] |
| ground troops |
soldiers sent to carry out combat or security duties on land, carrying personal weapons. |
| ground water |
the water beneath the earth's surface that supplies springs and wells. |
| ground wave |
a radio wave traveling on or near the earth's surface and affected by its curvature, atmosphere, and the like. |
| ground wire |
a wire acting as a conductor of an electric current to the ground. |
| groundwork |
the preparations or basis for an undertaking. |
| ground zero |
the land or water surface directly above or below the point at which a nuclear bomb explodes. |
| group |
a collection of things, ideas, or people that are assembled, connected, or related; body; cluster; set. [5 definitions] |
| groupable |
combined form of group. |
| grouper |
any of a variety of fishes of the sea bass family, found in tropical and subtropical oceans. |
| group home |
a house or other dwelling in which a relatively small group of individuals with disabilities live and receive services to help with their care and to foster independence to the degree possible. |
| groupie |
(informal) one who tries to attach oneself to an admired group such as a rock band, as by following the group to public concerts and parties. (See camp follower.) |
| group therapy |
psychotherapy that uses group discussions of common problems, feelings, and the like as a method of treatment, usu. under the guidance of a therapist. |
| groupthink |
the practice of or tendency toward conformity of thought, opinion, attitudes, or the like, as among members of a profession. |
| grouse1 |
any of a variety of plump game fowls that have mottled plumage and are distinguished by often elaborate male courtship displays. |
| grouse2 |
(informal) to complain. [2 definitions] |
| grout |
a coarse mortar used to fill in the crevices between tiles or in masonry or stonework. [2 definitions] |
| grove |
a small wooded area, esp. one with little ground cover. [2 definitions] |
| grovel |
to demean or humble oneself; abase oneself. [3 definitions] |