This article provides a comprehensive list of words that start with “gr,” perfect for expanding your vocabulary or enhancing your writing.
- Grace- Simple elegance or refinement of movement.
- Gracious- Courteous, kind, and pleasant.
- Grade- A particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value.
- Gradual- Taking place or progressing slowly or by degrees.
- Graduate- A person who has successfully completed a course of study.
- Grain- Wheat or any other cultivated cereal crop used as food.
- Grand- Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.
- Grandfather- The father of one’s father or mother.
- Grandmother- The mother of one’s father or mother.
- Grant- To give or allow someone something, usually in an official capacity.
- Grapefruit- A large, round, yellow citrus fruit with an acidic taste.
- Grape- A berry, typically green, purple, red, or black, growing in clusters on a grapevine.
- Graph- A diagram showing the relation between variable quantities.
- Graphic- Relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
- Graphite- A form of carbon used in pencils.
- Grasp- To seize and hold firmly.
- Grass- Vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long narrow leaves.
- Grate- To reduce (food) to small shreds by being rubbed on a grater.
- Grateful- Feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received.
- Gratify- To give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
- Gratitude- The quality of being thankful.
- Gravel- A loose aggregation of small water-worn or pounded stones.
- Gravity- The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.
- Gravy- A sauce made from cooked meat juices.
- Gray- Of a color intermediate between black and white.
- Graze- (Of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.
- Grease- Animal fat used or produced in cooking.
- Great- Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average.
- Greed- Intense and selfish desire for something.
- Greek- Relating to Greece, its people, or its language.
- Green- Of the color between blue and yellow in the spectrum.
- Greet- To give a polite word of recognition or sign of welcome.
- Gregarious- Fond of company; sociable.
- Grenade- A small bomb thrown by hand or launched.
- Greyhound- A dog of a tall, slender breed.
- Grid- A network of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles.
- Grief- Deep sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death.
- Grievance- A real or imagined cause for complaint or protest.
- Grill- A device on which food is cooked over an open fire.
- Grim- Very serious or gloomy.
- Grin- Smile broadly, especially in an unrestrained manner.
- Grind- Reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it.
- Grip- Take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.
- Grit- Small, loose particles of stone or sand.
- Groan- Make a deep, inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.
- Groove- A long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material.
- Grocery- A store selling foodstuffs and various household supplies.
- Grope- Feel about or search blindly or uncertainly with the hands.
- Gross- (of a decimal) without deduction of tax or other contributions; total.
- Ground- The solid surface of the earth.
- Group- A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.
- Grouse- A medium to large game bird.
- Grove- A small wood, orchard, or group of trees.
- Grow- (Of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size.
- Growth- The process of increasing in physical size.
- Grudge- A persistent feeling of ill will or resentment.
- Gruff- Rough and low in pitch.
- Grumble- Complain about something in a bad-tempered way.
- Guarantee- A formal assurance.
- Guard- Watch over in order to protect or control.
- Guava- A small tropical fruit.
- Guffaw- A loud and boisterous laugh.
- Guidance- Advice or information aimed at resolving a problem.
- Guide- A person who advises or shows the way to others.
- Guitar- A musical instrument with six strings.
- Gullet- The passage by which food passes from the mouth to the stomach.
- Gullible- Easily persuaded to believe something.
- Gulp- Swallow (drink or food) quickly.
- Gully- A large groove or channel in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm.
- Gust- A sudden strong rush of wind.
- Guy- A man.
- Guzzle- Eat or drink (something) greedily.
- Gym- A place for gymnastics, athletic training, and fitness.
- Gypsum- A soft sulfate mineral.