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Grey WolfnounMWEa wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North Americaverified
Greybacknoun`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil Warverified
Gridnounan electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tubeverified
Grievancenounan allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injusticeverified
Griffonnounbreed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzleverified
Griffon VulturenounMWElarge vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wingsverified
Grind OrgannounMWEa musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegsverified
Grindernouna large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise, often filled with meats, cheese, tomato, onion, lettuce and condimentsverified
Gringonouna Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen)verified
Grisaillenounchiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of reliefverified
Griseofulvinnouna kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicilliumverified
Grisonnouncarnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underpartsverified
Grivetnounwhite and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the faceverified
Grommetnounfastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or linesverified
Gross AnatomynounMWEthe study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscopeverified
Gross EstatenounMWEthe total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's deathverified
Gross RevenuenounMWEincome (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of timeverified
Gross SalesnounMWEincome (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of timeverified