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 greyness The quality or state of being grey. greyout A transient loss of vision caused by hypoxia and characterized by a perceived dimming of light and color, sometimes accompanied by a loss of peripheral vision. greypate A young European goldfinch that has not yet developed its red face colouring. greys Grey trousers and/or jackets worn by prisoners on relatively formal occasions. Greysen A male given name. Greyson A surname originating as an occupation, variant of Grayson. Greystanes A suburb of Sydney in the Cumberland council area, New South Wales, Australia. Greystoke A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4430). greystones A coastal town in County Wicklow, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2912). greytail Any birds of the genus Xenerpestes. Greytak A surname. Greytown A small town in South Wairarapa district, Wellington region, North Island, New Zealand. greywacke A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments in a compact, clay-fine matrix. greyware A style of ancient grey pottery painted with geometric patterns. greywether A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England. greyzem Synonym of boroll. Grez A surname from French. Gribben A surname. Gribbin A surname. gribble Any of various wood-boring marine crustaceans of the genus Limnoria, especially Limnoria lignorum, which cause damage to underwater wooden structures. Gribbon A surname. gribenes A snack food in Eastern European Jewish cuisine, combining cracklings of chicken or goose skin with fried onions. Gribetz A surname. gribiche A mayonnaise-style cold egg sauce of French origin, made by emulsifying hard-boiled egg yolks and mustard with a neutral oil like canola or grapeseed. grice A pig, especially a young pig, or its meat; sometimes specifically, a breed of pig or boar native to north Britain, now extinct. Gricean Of or pertaining to Paul Grice (1913-1988), British-educated philosopher of language, who helped to found the linguistic field of pragmatics. griceite A mineral, lithium fluoride, that occurs as white aggregates in other minerals, such as fluorite. gricer A railway enthusiast, a trainspotter. grid A rectangular array of squares or rectangles of equal size, such as in a crossword puzzle. gridable Able to be put into a grid, such as a plug-in electric vehicle in a power grid. gridded Having a grid, or grids gridder One who makes use of grids. gridding The adding of a grid of lines to a map etc. griddle A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked. griddlecake Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle. griddler A pancake, especially a savory one. griddy Resembling a grid. gride To pierce (something) with a weapon; to wound, to stab. gridelin Having a dusky color between white and red; gray-violet. Grider A surname. gridify To create a system of grids gridiron An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. gridironer An American football player. gridle To sing as a form of begging, especially to sing hymns badly with the aim of soliciting donations out of sympathy. gridler One who gridles (sings as a form of begging). gridless Lacking a grid gridlessness Absence of a grid or grids. Gridley A surname. gridlike Resembling a grid. gridline A line that forms part of a grid. gridlock A condition of total, interlocking traffic congestion on the streets or highways of a crowded city, in which no one can move because everyone is in someone else's way. gridlocked Stationary in a gridlock. gridpoint Any point in the Cartesian plane with integer coordinates. gridsquare A square on a two-dimensional grid gridwork Work in the form of a grid. Grieb A surname. Griebel A surname. Griebenow A surname from German grieced In the form of stairs or steps. Grieco A surname. grief Suffering, hardship. griefathon A great outpouring of grief in response to some public news event. griefbot Synonym of deathbot. Griefcom The grievance committee of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. griefer One who griefs: a player who plays a game primarily to reduce other players’ enjoyment of it. griefful Expressing or full of grief; painful. grieffully In a griefful manner. griefless Without grief; ungrieving. grieflessly In a griefless way; without grief. grieflessness The state or condition of being griefless; lack of grief. grieflike Resembling grief. griefsome Marked by grief; grievous. griefwork Counseling intended to help somebody overcome grief. griefy Full of grief. Grieger A surname from German. Griegian Of or relating to Edvard Grieg (1843–1907), Norwegian composer and pianist. Griego A surname. Griep A surname. Grier A surname. Grierson A surname. Griese A surname. Griesemer A surname from German. Griesen A village on the Austrian border in Garmisch-Partenkirchen municipality, Bavaria, Germany. Grieser A surname. Grieshaber A surname. Griesheim A town in Hesse, Germany. Griess A surname from German. Griest A surname. grievability The quality of being, or extent to which someone or something is, grievable: able or worthy to be grieved. grievable Lamentable. grievance Something which causes grief. grievancer One who gives grievance, a complainer. grievand One who is the object of a formal grievance. grievant One who submits a grievance. grieve To cause sorrow or distress to. grieved Very sad or distressed, sorely upset. grievedly In a grieved manner. grieven To make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief griever One who grieves. grieves A surname. grieveship The estate managed by a grieve. grievesome Marked by grief or grieving; grievous. grieving Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone. grievingly In a grieving manner. grievor One who submits a grievance. grievous Causing grief, pain, or sorrow. grievously In a grievous manner, severely. grievousness the quality or state of being grievous griff griffin, (white) newcomer griffaun A kind of spade, shovel, or hoe. griffe A claw-like ornament at the base of a column. Griffee A surname from Irish. Griffen A market town and municipality in Völkermarkt district, Carinthia, Austria. Griffeth A surname. Griffey A surname from Irish. Griffie A surname. griffin A mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle. griffinage The state of being a griffin, newly arrived from Europe and unfamiliar with India. griffiness female griffin griffinfly Any of various dragonfly-like insects of the order Meganisoptera that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Late Permian period. Griffing A surname. griffinhood The status or behaviour of a griffin, a person newly arrived from Europe. griffinish Resembling or characteristic of a griffin (new arrival in British India). griffinism The attitudes or behaviour of griffins (new arrivals in British India). griffish Resembling or characteristic of a griff or griffin, a white person newly arrived in India from Europe. Griffith A male given name from Welsh, of Wales usage. griffithite A variety of saponite. Griffiths A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], variant of Griffith. griffithsin A protein, isolated from the red alga Griffithsia, that may have some use as a microbicide. Griffithstown A suburb of Pontypool, Torfaen borough county borough, Wales. Griffitt A surname. Griffitts A surname Griffo A surname. griffon A breed of dog usually called the Brussels griffon, reminiscent of the mythical creature. griffonage Careless handwriting; a crude or illegible scrawl. griffonne A woman of three-quarters black and one-quarter white ancestry. Griffy A surname. grifo Cannabis. grifolin The phenol 5-methyl-2-[(2E,6E)-3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trienyl]benzene-1,3-diol present in some mushrooms grifonin Any of a group of peptides, derived from the protein griffithsin, that has antiviral properties grift A confidence game or swindle. griftable Able to be grifted. grifter A con artist; someone who pulls confidence games; a swindler, scammer, huckster, hustler, and/or charlatan. grifterness Having the qualities of a grifter. Grifton A town in North Carolina. grig A dwarf. Grigalashvili A surname from Georgian. Grigg A surname. griggle A small, inferior apple. Griggs A surname.