--- title: G — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 26 description: The 650 words of the English dictionary under G, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/26/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / G # G — The English dictionary · page 26 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) … [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/25/) **26** [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/27/) … [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/33/) **green** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Green is the colour of grass and leaves.[↗](../../green/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Green means not ripe yet: «green bananas».[↗](../../green/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Green means good for nature: «green energy».[↗](../../green/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A green is a grassy area: a village green.[↗](../../green/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Greens are green vegetables.[↗](../../green/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 7 red peaches and 15 green peaches.[↗](../../green/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many green apples are in the basket?[↗](../../green/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many more green peaches than red?[↗](../../green/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She has 12 green marbles.[↗](../../green/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The grass is green after the rain.[↗](../../green/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wait for the green man before you cross.[↗](../../green/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Blue and yellow make green.[↗](../../green/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Eat your greens; they are good for you.[↗](../../green/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.[↗](../../green/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.9.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../green/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · is a green line that surrounds the whole universe, and chaos (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../green/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Void is a green line that sur- rounds the whole universe, and chaos refers to viscous stones, (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../green/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He is green before the sun, and his shoots go forth over his garden.[↗](../../green/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.8.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../green/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · For they shall soon wither like the grass, and fade as the green herb.[↗](../../green/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.37.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../green/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.[↗](../../green/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../green/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **greenfly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A greenfly is a tiny green insect, a kind of aphid, that sucks sap from plants and can damage them.[↗](../../greenfly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The roses are covered in greenfly.[↗](../../greenfly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ladybirds eat greenfly.[↗](../../greenfly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Greenfly suck the sap from plants.[↗](../../greenfly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We sprayed the plants with soapy water to get rid of the greenfly.[↗](../../greenfly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A single ladybird can eat dozens of greenfly a day.[↗](../../greenfly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ants were collecting honeydew from the greenfly.[↗](../../greenfly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Greenfly cluster on the new shoots.[↗](../../greenfly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The greenfly made the leaves curl up.[↗](../../greenfly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **greengrocer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A greengrocer is a person who sells fresh fruit and vegetables in a shop.[↗](../../greengrocer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A greengrocer's (or greengrocer) is the shop itself.[↗](../../greengrocer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum buys carrots at the greengrocer's on the high street.[↗](../../greengrocer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The greengrocer weighed the potatoes on his scales.[↗](../../greengrocer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A greengrocer sells bananas for 20p each — how much do 6 cost?[↗](../../greengrocer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The greengrocer's sign said «banana's», a classic greengrocer's apostrophe.[↗](../../greengrocer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our local greengrocer has the best strawberries.[↗](../../greengrocer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the USA, people usually buy produce at a grocery store or farmers' market.[↗](../../greengrocer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The greengrocer gave me a free apple.[↗](../../greengrocer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **greenhouse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A greenhouse is a building made mostly of glass or clear plastic where plants are grown because it stays warm inside.[↗](../../greenhouse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The greenhouse effect is the way some gases in the air trap the sun's heat and keep the Earth warm.[↗](../../greenhouse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, trap heat; more of them makes the planet warmer.[↗](../../greenhouse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad grows tomatoes in his greenhouse.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is warm inside the greenhouse even in spring.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The greenhouse effect keeps the Earth warm enough for life.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Burning coal adds more greenhouse gases to the air.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a mini greenhouse from a plastic bottle.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The greenhouse windows were covered with drops of water.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · So they went into Death's great greenhouse, where flowers and trees grew strangely into one another.[↗](../../greenhouse/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **greenish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Greenish means a little bit green, or of a colour close to green.[↗](../../greenish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Greenish can describe a face that looks pale and ill, as if about to be sick.[↗](../../greenish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pond water looked greenish and murky.[↗](../../greenish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the roller coaster, Sam's face went greenish.[↗](../../greenish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The old coin had a greenish crust.[↗](../../greenish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix a little yellow into blue for a greenish colour.[↗](../../greenish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The frog's skin was greenish brown.[↗](../../greenish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bread had greenish mould on it, so we binned it.[↗](../../greenish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He was clothed all in green, from his head to his feet, and even his skin was of a greenish tint.[↗](../../greenish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow streaks, greenish or reddish, and the appearance thereof be lower than the wall; (Torah LEV.14.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../greenish/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **greenness** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The state of being fresh and green, as young plants are.[↗](../../greenness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Whilst it is yet in its greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb.[↗](../../greenness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.8.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../greenness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **greensward** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) a stretch of smooth green grass, like a lawn or meadow.[↗](../../greensward/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There were lovely patches of greensward all about.[↗](../../greensward/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The children rested on the greensward.[↗](../../greensward/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Deer grazed on the greensward.[↗](../../greensward/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **greenwood** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) a forest or wood in summer, full of green leaves.[↗](../../greenwood/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Away rode the prince through the greenwood.[↗](../../greenwood/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They met by the fountain in the greenwood shade.[↗](../../greenwood/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The outlaws lived deep in the greenwood.[↗](../../greenwood/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **greet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To greet someone means to say hello or welcome them when you meet.[↗](../../greet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* You can greet with words, a smile, a wave, a handshake or a hug.[↗](../../greet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To greet something can mean to react to it in a certain way: the news was greeted with cheers.[↗](../../greet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Remember to greet your teacher when you come into the classroom.[↗](../../greet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our dog greets us at the door by wagging its tail.[↗](../../greet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma greeted us with a big hug.[↗](../../greet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People greet each other in different ways around the world.[↗](../../greet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team was greeted with cheers when they came home.[↗](../../greet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She greeted the visitor with a smile and a handshake.[↗](../../greet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We sent Grandpa a birthday greeting card.[↗](../../greet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's polite to greet the shop assistant before you ask a question.[↗](../../greet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We may be sure they were well greeted.[↗](../../greet/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the army, and came and greeted his brethren.[↗](../../greet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.17.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../greet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And David sent ten young men, and David said unto the young men: 'Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name; (Prophets 1SA.25.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../greet/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **greeting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A greeting is something friendly you say or do when you meet someone, like «Hello» or a wave.[↗](../../greeting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Greetings are good wishes sent to someone, as in a greetings card.[↗](../../greeting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Greeting is also the -ing form of «greet».[↗](../../greeting/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Good morning» is a polite greeting.[↗](../../greeting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave me a friendly greeting at the door.[↗](../../greeting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A wave is a greeting you can do from far away.[↗](../../greeting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Japan, a bow is a common greeting.[↗](../../greeting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We sent Grandma a birthday greeting.[↗](../../greeting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog jumped up in greeting.[↗](../../greeting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher was greeting each child at the door.[↗](../../greeting/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Good greeting, sonny,’ replied the man.[↗](../../greeting/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And bring these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and to thy brethren shalt thou bring greetings, and take their pledge; (Prophets 1SA.17.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../greeting/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **gregorian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Gregorian calendar: the calendar most of the world uses today, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582, with leap years.[↗](../../gregorian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Gregorian chant: an old, plain style of church singing without instruments, named after Pope Gregory I.[↗](../../gregorian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We use the Gregorian calendar.[↗](../../gregorian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Gregorian calendar has a leap year every four years.[↗](../../gregorian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Britain changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1752 and lost eleven days.[↗](../../gregorian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The monks sang Gregorian chant in the abbey.[↗](../../gregorian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some churches still use the older Julian calendar for Christmas.[↗](../../gregorian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **gremlin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An imaginary, mischievous little creature blamed for things going wrong with machines.[↗](../../gremlin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) An unknown small fault that makes a machine or computer break down: there's a gremlin in the system.[↗](../../gremlin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad blamed the gremlins when the computer crashed.[↗](../../gremlin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There's a gremlin in the printer again.[↗](../../gremlin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a green gremlin hid inside the plane.[↗](../../gremlin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Technical gremlins delayed the school play's lights.[↗](../../gremlin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pilots used to joke that gremlins chewed the wires.[↗](../../gremlin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The engineers hunted the gremlin for hours.[↗](../../gremlin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **grenadine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sweet red syrup, traditionally made from pomegranate juice, used to flavour and colour drinks.[↗](../../grenadine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The waiter added a splash of grenadine to my lemonade.[↗](../../grenadine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grenadine is a sweet red syrup.[↗](../../grenadine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It sank to the bottom of the glass because it is heavier.[↗](../../grenadine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A Shirley Temple is ginger ale with grenadine and a cherry.[↗](../../grenadine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our science demo used grenadine to show layers.[↗](../../grenadine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grenadine was first made from pomegranates.[↗](../../grenadine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **grey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Grey is a colour between black and white, like the colour of clouds before rain, ash or an elephant.[↗](../../grey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Grey hair is the white or silver hair of older people.[↗](../../grey/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A grey day is dull and cloudy.[↗](../../grey/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A grey area is something not clearly right or wrong.[↗](../../grey/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 4 grey cats and 3 white cats.[↗](../../grey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The grey box weighs 5 kg.[↗](../../grey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many grey stones are there?[↗](../../grey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She paints 2 grey walls.[↗](../../grey/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky was grey and it started to rain.[↗](../../grey/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix black and white paint to make grey.[↗](../../grey/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa's hair has gone grey.[↗](../../grey/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A grey squirrel ran up the tree.[↗](../../grey/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Little grey ones, little grey ones\![↗](../../grey/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **greybeard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An old man, often one with a grey beard; the word can sound a little teasing or bossy.[↗](../../greybeard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") (old use).[↗](../../greybeard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Hurry up, old greybeard!»[↗](../../greybeard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The greybeard sat by the fire and told a tale.[↗](../../greybeard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Two greybeards were playing chess in the square.[↗](../../greybeard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **greyhound** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A greyhound is a tall, thin dog with long legs that can run very fast, used for racing and hunting and kept as a gentle pet.[↗](../../greyhound/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US) Greyhound is the name of a well-known long-distance bus company.[↗](../../greyhound/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A greyhound can run as fast as a car in town.[↗](../../greyhound/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our rescue greyhound loves sleeping on the sofa.[↗](../../greyhound/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Greyhound racing is popular in Ireland and Australia.[↗](../../greyhound/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The greyhound chased a toy rabbit around the track.[↗](../../greyhound/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Greyhounds are gentle and quiet dogs.[↗](../../greyhound/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They travelled across America on a Greyhound bus.[↗](../../greyhound/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the son changed himself into a greyhound, and ran down the fox and killed it.[↗](../../greyhound/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The greyhound; the he-goat also; and the king, against whom there is no rising up.[↗](../../greyhound/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.30.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../greyhound/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **greyish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A little bit grey; a colour that is close to grey but not quite.[↗](../../greyish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of hair, sky, light, etc.: starting to look grey.[↗](../../greyish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sky was greyish before the rain began.[↗](../../greyish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rock in our sample was greyish with white spots.[↗](../../greyish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy has greyish fur on its nose.[↗](../../greyish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa's hair is getting greyish.[↗](../../greyish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pond water looked greyish and cloudy.[↗](../../greyish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I mixed white and black paint to get a greyish colour.[↗](../../greyish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her eyes are greyish-green.[↗](../../greyish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Lun also means a greyish light.[↗](../../greyish/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **grid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A grid is a pattern of straight lines crossing each other to make squares.[↗](../../grid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) A grid is used for maps, graphs and coordinates to find a place by numbers or letters.[↗](../../grid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The grid (or national grid) is the network of wires that brings electricity to homes.[↗](../../grid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A grid is a metal frame of bars, such as over a drain.[↗](../../grid/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Plot the point (3, 4) on the grid.[↗](../../grid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Count the squares on the grid to find the area.[↗](../../grid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The map grid helps us find the castle.[↗](../../grid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the grid method to multiply 23 × 4.[↗](../../grid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cabin is off the grid with no electricity.[↗](../../grid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A 5 by 6 grid has how many squares?[↗](../../grid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **griddle** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A flat metal pan or plate for baking or frying food over a fire.[↗](../../griddle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And if thy offering be a meal-offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.[↗](../../griddle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.2.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../griddle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And every meal-offering that is baked in the oven, and all that is dressed in the stewing-pan, and on the griddle, shall be the priest's that offereth it.[↗](../../griddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.7.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../griddle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · On a griddle it shall be made with oil; when it is soaked, thou shalt bring it in; in broken pieces shalt thou offer the meal-offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD.[↗](../../griddle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.6.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../griddle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were baked on griddles.[↗](../../griddle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.9.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../griddle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size; (Writings 1CH.23.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../griddle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And take thou unto thee an iron griddle, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city; and set thy face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it.[↗](../../griddle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.4.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../griddle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **grief** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A deep, strong sadness, especially when someone or a pet dies or is lost.[↗](../../grief/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* "Give someone grief" means annoy, bother or criticise them (informal).[↗](../../grief/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Good grief!" shows surprise or annoyance.[↗](../../grief/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was full of grief when her dog died.[↗](../../grief/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grief can make you feel tired and sad.[↗](../../grief/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking helps with grief.[↗](../../grief/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Good grief, what a mess\![↗](../../grief/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother gave me grief about my haircut.[↗](../../grief/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship came to grief on the rocks.[↗](../../grief/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘What secret grief is troubling you?[↗](../../grief/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief.[↗](../../grief/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.16.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grief/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish son is the grief of his mother.[↗](../../grief/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.10.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grief/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For though He cause grief, yet will He have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.[↗](../../grief/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../grief/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) … [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/25/) **26** [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/27/) … [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/33/) - ← previous: [page 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/25/) - next →: [page 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/page/27/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)