11-letter words containing gr
- grand manan — a Canadian island at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy: a part of New Brunswick; summer resort. 57 sq. mi. (148 sq. km).
- grand march — the opening ceremonies of a formal ball, in which guests promenade into or around the ballroom.
- grand monde — fashionable society; high society
- grand mufti — a Muslim religious leader.
- grand opera — a serious, usually tragic, opera in which most of the text is set to music.
- grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
- grand river — former name of the Colorado River above its junction with the Green River in SE Utah.
- grand terre — Grande-Terre
- grand theft — stealing large amount
- grand total — final sum or amount
- grand-scale — of large proportion, extent, magnitude, etc.: grand-scale efforts; a grand-scale approach.
- grandbabies — Plural form of grandbaby.
- grande dame — a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
- grandfather — the father of one's father or mother.
- grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandmaster — the head of a military order of knighthood, a lodge, fraternal order, or the like.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- grandnephew — a son of one's nephew or niece.
- grandnieces — Plural form of grandniece.
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- grandstands — Plural form of grandstand.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- grangemouth — a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)
- grangerized — Simple past tense and past participle of grangerize.
- graniferous — bearing grain
- granitelike — Resembling granite.
- graniteware — a kind of ironware with a gray, stonelike enamel.
- granitiform — resembling granite
- granivorous — (of an animal, especially a bird) eating grain and seeds.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- granny farm — a home where old people are cared for
- granny flat — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
- granny knot — a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam
- granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
- grant-aided — given financial assistance by an organization
- grants pass — a city in SW Oregon.
- granularity — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granulating — Present participle of granulate.
- granulation — the act or process of granulating.
- granuliform — having a granular structure
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- granulomata — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- grape jelly — a preserve made from sugar and grapes
- grape juice — nectar of the grape
- grape stake — a post used in vineyards to support wires along which grapevines are trained.
- grape sugar — dextrose.
- grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
- grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.