Index of English words, starting with "gr"

(1) - Groyne (n.) See Groin.

(1) - Grub (n.) Victuals; food.
(2) - Grub (n.) A short, thick man; a dwarf.
(3) - Grub (n.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.
(4) - Grub (v. t.) To supply with food.
(5) - Grub (v. t.) To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; -- followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.
(6) - Grub (v. i.) To drudge; to do menial work.
(7) - Grub (v. i.) To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.

(1) - Grubber (n.) One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc.