| groak | (v) look or stare at longingly, Example: The dog his master who was eating a sausage | | groan | (n) an utterance expressing pain or disapproval, Syn. moan | | groan | (v) indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure, Syn. moan, Example: The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets; The ancient door soughed when opened | | groaner | (n) a person who groans | | groats | (n) the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals | | grocer | (n) a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies) | | grocery | (n) (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer, Syn. foodstuff | | grocery bag | (n) a sack for holding customer's groceries | | grocery boy | (n) a delivery boy for groceries | | grocery list | (n) a list of heterogenous items that someone wants, Syn. shopping list, Example: the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands |
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| Groan | v. t. To affect by groans. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Groan | n. A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans. [ 1913 Webster ] Such groans of roaring wind and rain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] | | groan | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Groaned p. pr. & vb. n. Groaning. ] [ OE. gronen, granen, granien, AS. grānian, fr. the root of grennian to grin. √35. See 2d Grin, and cf. Grunt. ] 1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan. [ 1913 Webster ] For we . . . do groan, being burdened. 2 Cor. v. 4. [ 1913 Webster ] He heard the groaning of the oak. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To strive after earnestly, as with groans. [ 1913 Webster ] Nothing but holy, pure, and clear,
Or that which groaneth to be so. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Groanful | a. Agonizing; sad. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] | | groat | n. [ LG. grōte, orig., great, that is, a great piece of coin, larger than other coins in former use. See Great. ] 1. An old English silver coin, equal to four pence. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Any small sum of money. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Groats | n. pl. [ OE. grot, AS. grātan; akin to Icel. grautr porridge, and to E. gritt, grout. See Grout. ] Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits. [ 1913 Webster ]
Embden groats, crushed oats. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Grobian | n. [ G., fr. grob rude. Cf. Gruff, a. ] A rude or clownish person; boor; lout. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] | | Grocer | n. [ Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier, marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See Gross. ] A trader who deals in foods such as meats, dairy products, produce, tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities. [ 1913 Webster ]
Grocer's itch (Med.), a disease of the skin, caused by handling sugar and treacle. [ 1913 Webster ]
| | Grocery | n.; pl. Groceries [ F. grosserie wholesale. See Grocer. ] 1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices, etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this sense. [ 1913 Webster ] A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ] The shops at which the best families of the neighborhood bought grocery and millinery. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ] | | groenendael | n. A black-coated sheep dog with a heavily plumed tail. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
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