gravitative | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by gravitation | Synonyms: gravitational |
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graviton | (noun) a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles | - |
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gravity | (noun) a manner that is serious and solemn | Synonyms: graveness, soberness, sobriety, somberness, sombreness |
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(noun) a solemn and dignified feeling | Synonyms: solemnity |
(noun) (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface | Synonyms: gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force |
gravure | (noun) the act of intaglio printing | - |
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(noun) an intaglio print produced by gravure | Synonyms: heliogravure, photogravure |
(noun) a printing plate used in the process of gravure | - |
(noun) a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print | Synonyms: intaglio, intaglio printing |
gravy | (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | Synonyms: bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, manna from heaven, windfall |
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(noun) the seasoned but not thickened juices that drip from cooking meats; often a little water is added | Synonyms: pan gravy |
(noun) a sauce made by adding stock, flour, or other ingredients to the juice and fat that drips from cooking meats | - |
gray | (adjective) of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black | Synonyms: grayish, grey, greyish |
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(adjective) intermediate in character or position | Synonyms: grey |
(adjective) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed, grey-haired, grey-headed, grey, grizzly, hoar, hoary, white-haired |
(adjective) used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) | Synonyms: grey |
(noun) horse of a light gray or whitish color | Synonyms: grey |
(noun) clothing that is a grey color | Synonyms: grey |
(noun) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | Synonyms: grayness, grey, greyness |
(noun) any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey | Synonyms: grey |
(noun) the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad | Synonyms: Gy |
(verb) turn grey | Synonyms: grey |
(verb) make grey | Synonyms: grey |
grayback | (noun) a dowitcher with a grey back | Synonyms: greyback, Limnodromus griseus |
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(noun) a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the Southern Hemisphere | Synonyms: Calidris canutus, greyback, knot |
graybeard | (noun) a man who is very old | Synonyms: greybeard, Methuselah, old man |
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grayhen | (noun) female black grouse | Synonyms: gray hen, grey hen, greyhen, heath hen |
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grayish | (adjective) of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black | Synonyms: gray, grey, greyish |
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graylag | (noun) common grey wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds | Synonyms: Anser anser, graylag goose, greylag, greylag goose |
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grayly | (adverb) having a grey appearance | Synonyms: greyly |
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grayness | (noun) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black | Synonyms: gray, grey, greyness |
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graze | (noun) the act of grazing | Synonyms: grazing |
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(noun) a superficial abrasion | - |
(verb) eat lightly, try different dishes | Synonyms: browse |
(verb) scrape gently | Synonyms: crease, rake |
(verb) feed as in a meadow or pasture | Synonyms: browse, crop, pasture, range |
(verb) break the skin (of a body part) by scraping | - |
(verb) let feed in a field or pasture or meadow | Synonyms: crop, pasture |
grazed | (adjective) scraped or touched lightly in passing | - |
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grazier | (noun) a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market | - |
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grazing | (noun) the act of brushing against while passing | Synonyms: shaving, skimming |
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(noun) the act of grazing | Synonyms: graze |