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11-letter words containing gra

  • graminivore — An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
  • graminology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
  • grammalogue — a word symbolized by a sign or letter.
  • grammarians — Plural form of grammarian.
  • grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
  • gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
  • granadillas — Plural form of granadilla.
  • grand banks — an extensive shoal SE of Newfoundland: fishing grounds. 350 miles (565 km) long; 40,000 sq. mi. (104,000 sq. km).
  • grand canal — a canal in E China, extending S from Tientsin to Hangchow. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
  • grand chain — a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners
  • grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
  • grand falls — former name of Churchill Falls.
  • grand final — the final game of the season in any of various sports, esp football
  • grand forks — a town in E North Dakota.
  • grand haven — a city in W Michigan.
  • grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury.
  • 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.
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