| gross national product |
the total market or monetary value of all the goods and services that a nation produces, usu. in one year. |
| gross out |
(slang) to disgust (someone) through revolting images or descriptions or by being something that is nauseating. |
| gross weight |
the entire weight of a package, shipment, or the like, including materials such as packaging. |
| grosz |
the smaller monetary unit of Poland. (Cf. zloty.) |
| grotesque |
unnatural, distorted, or ugly in character or appearance. [4 definitions] |
| grotto |
a cave or cavern, or an artificial construction or excavation resembling a cave. |
| grotty |
(chiefly British; informal) very shabby, unpleasant, or dirty. [2 definitions] |
| grouch |
to express discontent and bad humor; grumble; sulk. [3 definitions] |
| grouchy |
tending to be irritable and complaining; bad-tempered. |
| ground1 |
the earth's solid surface; land. [13 definitions] |
| ground2 |
past tense and past participle of grind. [3 definitions] |
| ground ball |
in baseball, a batted ball that quickly strikes the ground and bounces or rolls; grounder. (Cf. fly ball.) |
| ground bass |
a repeated bass passage that provides a background for changing music in the upper registers. |
| ground beef |
beef that has been put through a grinder for use in such things as hamburgers, meatloaf, and meat sauces. |
| ground beetle |
any of numerous, usu. dark beetles that are often found under rocks, fallen logs, or debris and that feed on other insects. |
| groundbreaking |
a ceremonial commencement of a building or construction project, when the first ground is broken with a shovel. [2 definitions] |
| ground control |
the system, or its technology or operators, that guides the flights of aircraft or spacecraft from stations on the ground. |
| ground cover |
any of numerous low-growing plants that grow thickly and cover the ground, and often prevent soil erosion where there is little grass. [2 definitions] |
| ground crew |
the persons that maintain and service aircraft on the ground. |
| grounded |
aware of; concerned with, or experiencing the ordinary problems of real life that most people experience. [2 definitions] |
| grounder |
see "ground ball." |