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Great GrandparentnounMWEa parent of your grandparentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great GrandsonnounMWEa son of your grandson or granddaughterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Gray OwlnounMWElarge dish-faced owl of northern North America and western EurasiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Grey KangaroonounMWEvery large greyish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Grey OwlnounMWElarge dish-faced owl of northern North America and western EurasiaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great GrossnounMWEa cardinal number equal to one dozen grossverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great HallnounMWEthe principal hall in a castle or mansionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Horned OwlnounMWEbrown North American horned owlverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great HundrednounMWEthe cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great KnapweednounMWEtall European perennial having purple flower headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great LobelianounMWEtall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great MaplenounMWEEurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore treeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great MilletnounMWEimportant for human and animal foodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great MulleinnounMWEtall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Plains PaintbrushnounMWEhairy plant with pinkish flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great PowernounMWEa state powerful enough to influence events throughout the worldverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great RagweednounMWEa coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately three-cleft or five-cleftverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Saphenous VeinnounMWEthe longest vein in the bodyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great SealnounMWEthe principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereigntyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great SkuanounMWElarge brown skua of the northern AtlanticverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great SnipenounMWEOld World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Solomon's-SealnounMWENorth American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great St John's WortnounMWEperennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great ToenounMWEthe first largest innermost toeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great White HeronnounMWEa common egret of the genus Egretta found in AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great White HopenounMWEsomeone or something expected to achieve great success in a given field.verifiedMay 18, 2026
Great White SharknounMWElarge aggressive shark widespread in warm seasverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great YearnounMWEtime required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 yearsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great Yellow GentiannounMWErobust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great YellowcressnounMWEperennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and MediterraneanverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great-Auntnounan aunt of your father or motherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great-Leaved MacrophyllanounMWElarge deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the baseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great-Nephewnouna son of your niece or nephewverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great-Niecenouna daughter of your niece or nephewverifiedMay 18, 2026
Great-Unclenounan uncle of your father or motherverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greatcoatnouna heavy coat worn over clothes in winterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater BurdocknounMWEburdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia MinorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater Butterfly OrchidnounMWEsouth European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifoliaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater CelandinenounMWEperennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater KnapweednounMWEtall European perennial having purple flower headsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater KudunounMWEa variety of kuduverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater MasterwortnounMWEEuropean herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater OmentumnounMWEpart of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestinesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater Pectoral MusclenounMWEa skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the armverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater Peritoneal SacnounMWEthe interior of the peritoneumverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater PichiciegonounMWEof southern South AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater Prairie ChickennounMWEthe most common variety of prairie chickenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater Rhomboid MusclenounMWErhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal columnverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater ScaupnounMWElarge scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the maleverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater SpearwortnounMWEsemiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spearsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater StitchwortnounMWElow-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater Water ParsnipnounMWElarge stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh waterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater WhitethroatnounMWEgreyish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underpartsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greater YellowlegsnounMWEa variety of yellowlegsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greatest Common DivisornounMWEthe largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greatest Common FactornounMWEthe largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greatnessnounthe property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminenceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greavenounarmor plate that protects legs below the kneeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Grebenounsmall compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nestsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greednounexcessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deservesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greedinessnounan excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Greegreenounan African amuletverifiedMay 18, 2026
Greek FretnounMWEan ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Greek KeynounMWEan ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Green Adder's MouthnounMWENorth American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petalsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green AldernounMWENorth American shrub with light green leaves and winged nutsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green AlgaenounMWEalgae that are clear green in colorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green Apple AphidnounMWEbright green aphidverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green Arrow ArumnounMWEperennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green AshnounMWEa variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfacesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green BeannounMWEa common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible podsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green BristlegrassnounMWEEuropean foxtail naturalized in North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green BroomnounMWEdeciduous erect spreading broom native to western EuropeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green CardnounMWEa card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green CornnounMWEa corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eatingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green DinosaurnounMWEa living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'verifiedMay 18, 2026
Green Douglas FirnounMWElofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green DragonnounMWEearly spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadixverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green FingersnounMWEa special ability to make plants growverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green FoxtailnounMWEEuropean foxtail naturalized in North AmericaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green Fringed OrchisnounMWEfringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply laceratedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green FrognounMWEsimilar to bullfrogverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green GentiannounMWEtall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with greenverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green GlandnounMWEone of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green GoddessnounMWEstreet names for marijuanaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green GoldnounMWEa gold alloy (at least 14 karat gold with silver or silver and cadmium) that has a green appearanceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green GoodsnounMWEfresh fruits and vegetable grown for the marketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green GramnounMWEerect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seedsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green GroceriesnounMWEfresh fruits and vegetable grown for the marketverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green HelleborenounMWEdeciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowersverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green June BeetlenounMWElarge greenish June beetle of southern United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green LacewingnounMWEpale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvaeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green Lead OrenounMWEa mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphateverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green LightnounMWEpermission to proceed with a project or to take actionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green LizardnounMWEa common Eurasian lizard about a foot longverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green MambanounMWEgreen phase of the black mambaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green ManurenounMWEa growing crop that is plowed under to enrich soilverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green MarketnounMWEan open-air marketplace for farm productsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green MayonnaisenounMWEmayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumberverifiedMay 18, 2026
Green MonkeynounMWEcommon savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tailverifiedMay 18, 2026