Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Gradon A surname. gradoo garbage; crud, gunk; mess; filth, dirt gradual Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees gradualism The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next. gradualist One who believes in gradualism. gradualistic Of or pertaining to gradualism graduality Synonym of gradualness. gradualize To make gradual, or introduce gradually. gradually In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly. gradualness The condition of being gradual. graduand A student who has completed the requirements for, but has not yet been awarded, a particular degree. graduate A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. graduated Having a university degree; having completed training. graduateness Generic qualities that might be expected of any graduate. graduateship The state of being a graduate. graduation The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution). graduational Of or pertaining to graduations. graduator One who graduates (determines or indicates graduation). graduction The division of circular arcs into degrees, minutes, etc. graduette A female graduate of an academic institution. gradungulid Any spider of the family Gradungulidae. gradus A handbook used as an aid in a difficult art or practice, specifically, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody used as a guide in writing of poetry in Greek or Latin. Grady A surname from Irish. Graeae Three sisters, old women with grey hair — Deino (or Dino), Enyo, and Pemphredo (or Pephredo) — who shared a single eye and a single tooth. They were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto. Graeagle A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Graeber A surname. graecicization The translation of a word or name into the Greek language, or the rendering of it in a Greek form. graecicize Synonym of Grecize (to translate into Greek or render in a Greek form). graecismus Use of Greek words and examples. Graecity Adoption of Greek naming and/or the Greek language. Graecomania A passion for Greece and its people and culture. Graeculus A Greek, or a person who acts like or follows the Greeks. graecunin A particular steroid glycoside. Graef A surname. Graeff A surname. Graeme A surname from Old English, a less common spelling of Graham. graemite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tellurium. graeserite A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and titanium. Graeson A unisex given name, variant of Grayson. Graesser A surname. Graetz A surname. graf A German or Austrian count (nobleman). Grafe A surname from German. graff A steward; an overseer. graffage The scarp of a ditch or moat. Graffam A surname. Graffeo A surname from Italian. graffer A graffiti artist. Graffham A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9217). Graffias Any of several stars in the constellations between Scorpius and Libra. graffillid Any flatworm of the family Graffillidae graffiti Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization. graffitied Covered in graffiti. graffitiless Without graffiti. graffitilike Resembling or characteristic of graffiti. graffitist A graffiti artist. graffito An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal. graffitologist A person who studies, or who writes, graffiti. graffitology The study of graffiti. graffitus A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense. Grafham A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1669). Grafmiller A surname. Grafovka A settlement, the administrative centre of the rural settlement of the same name in Krasnaya Yaruga Raion, Belgorod Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia. Grafsee A lake in Pfitsch, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige autonomous region, Italy. grafship The rank or position of a graf (a German or Austrian count). graft A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. graftability The condition of being graftable graftable Able to be grafted. graftage The science of grafting, including the various methods of practice and details of operation. graftdom Corruption; fraud. graftectomy Excision of a graft. grafter One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates fruit by engrafting. grafting The act, art, or process of inserting grafts. graftless Not involving a graft. graftling A small or young graft (scion) Grafton A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493). graftonite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus. graftproof Bribeproof. graftwood A shoot of a woody plant used in grafting Grage A surname from German. Gragg A surname. gragger A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound. Gragin A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. grago A shrimp. graha A celestial body. graham Flour made by grinding wheat berries including the bran. Grahame A surname. Grahamesque Reminiscent of the style of Martha Graham (1894–1991), American modern dancer and choreographer. Grahamian Of or relating to American investor Benjamin Graham or his approach to value investing. Grahamism The dietetic system of Sylvester Graham. grahamite One who follows the dietetic system of Sylvester Graham Grahamston A suburb of Falkirk, Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8880). Grahamstown Former name of Makhanda. Grahamsville A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Neversink, Sullivan County, New York, United States. Grahamvale A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia. Grahek A surname from Slovene. Grahl A surname from German. Grahn A surname. Graig A suburb of Burry Port, Pembrey and Burry Port Town community, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN4401). grail The Holy Grail. graille A half-round single-cut file or float, with one curved face and one straight face, used by comb-makers. grailless Without a grail. graillike Resembling or characteristic of a grail. grain The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice. grainage The selection and storage of cocoons in sericulture. Grainau A municipality in Garmisch-Partenkirchen district, Bavaria, Germany. grained Having a grain or grains. grainer A knife for taking the hair off skins. grainfall The accumulation of (typically sand) grains to form a dune grainfield A field where grain is grown. grainflow The downhill flow of (typically sand) grains when forming a dune Grainger A surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Granger. grainily In a grainy way. graininess The state of being grainy; granularity graining The practice of imitating woodgrain on a surface. grainish Synonym of grainy. grainland Land where grain is grown. grainless Without grain. grainlessness Absence of grain. grainlike Shaped or resembling a grain or an aspect of a grain. grainline The line of the warp on a piece of fabric grains Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer. grainstone A kind of calcareous rock that lacks mud and is grain-supported. grainwise In terms of the grain of wood. grainy Resembling grains; granular. grainyhead A protein, in fruit flies, associated with regulation of dopa Graioceli An ancient tribe. Graiomania Synonym of Grecomania graith To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use. graithly Tidily; in good order. Grajales A surname from Spanish. Grajduri A commune of Iași County, Romania. Grajeda A surname. Graley A surname. Grall A surname. grallatorial Of or pertaining to wading birds. grallatory grallatorial grallic Of or relating to the Grallae, a former taxonomic classification of wading birds. gralline Synonym of grallic (“of or relating to the Grallae”). grallinid Any member of the former family Grallinidae of passerine birds. gralloch The entrails or offal of a dead deer, especially when removed. Also the entrails of other wild animals, when removed. gram A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. grama Various species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, including Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama) gramadoela A remote, sparsely populated area of southern Africa. gramadulla Arid terrain characterized by numerous alternating canyons and gorges. gramagrass Synonym of grama. Gramajo A surname. Graman A locality in the Gwydir council area and the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia. gramarye Grammar; learning. gramashes Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings.