| greaves |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the remaining residue when animal fat is melted down for tallow or the like; cracklings. |
| grebe |
any of several diving birds related to loons and having lobed rather than webbed feet. |
| Grecian |
Greek. [2 definitions] |
| Grecian profile |
a facial profile in which the forehead and nose form an almost straight, unbroken line. |
| Grecism |
the spirit of Greek art, culture, thought, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Grecize |
to give Greek characteristics, form, or style to something. [3 definitions] |
| Greco- |
Greek. |
| Greco-Roman |
of or relating to both Greece and Rome. |
| Greece |
a Balkan country on the Mediterranean between the Aegean and Adriatic Seas. |
| greed |
extreme desire for wealth, possessions, or the like, beyond what one needs or deserves; avarice. |
| greedy |
extremely desirous of wealth or possessions without regard to the desires of others. [3 definitions] |
| Greek |
of or pertaining to Greece or its people, culture, language, or the like. [6 definitions] |
| Greek Cross |
a cross in which the horizontal and vertical bars are of equal length and intersect at their midpoints at right angles. |
| Greek fire |
an incendiary material used in warfare by Byzantine Greeks in the Middle Ages. |
| greekless |
combined form of greek. |
| Greek-letter |
of, pertaining to, or designating a society, such as a fraternity or sorority, whose name consists of Greek letters. |
| Greek Orthodox Church |
the national church of Greece, which is a part of the Eastern Orthodox Church. [2 definitions] |
| green |
the color of emeralds or of young, growing foliage; the color lying between yellow and blue on the spectrum. [17 definitions] |
| green alga |
any of numerous algae with green coloring, such as sea lettuce. |
| greenback |
a piece of U.S. paper money. |
| green bean |
a type of kidney bean characterized by its long thin green pod. [2 definitions] |