NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 28 ppt

global ["glob @l] adj. of or about the
whole world; worldwide. (Adv:
globally.)
globe ["glob] 1. n. a ball; a sphere.
2. n. a ball or sphere with a map of
the world on it.
3. n. the earth; the
world.
gloom ["glum] n. the feeling of sad-
ness and dullness. (No plural.)
glorify ["glor @ faI] 1. tv. to honor
or worship someone; to praise
someone or something.
2. tv. to
exaggerate the importance of
someone or something.
glorious ["glor i @s] adj. beautiful;
splendid; wonderful. (Adv: glori-
ously.)
glory ["glor i] 1. n. praise and
honor. (No plural.)
2. n. some-
thing of great beauty or wonder.
glossary ["glOs @ ri] n. a list of
words and their definitions, as
used within a particular book or
article.
glove ["gl^v] n. one of a pair of fit-
ted coverings for the hand, typi-
cally made of fabric or leather and
having individual “pockets” for

each finger and thumb.
→
fit like a glove
→ hand in glove (with
someone
)
→ handle
someone
with kid gloves
glow ["glo] 1. iv. to shine; to give
off a weak light.
2. iv. to be very
hot; to be so hot as to be red, yel-
low, or white with heat.
3. iv. to be
very excited with emotion or
energy.
4. iv. to show a healthy
appearance; to have bright red
cheeks.
5. n. a weak light.
→
feel a glow of
something
glue ["glu] 1. n. a thick, sticky liq-
uid that is used to make some-
thing stick to something else; an
adhesive. (Plural only for types
and instances.)
2. tv. to stick

something to something else using
Q.
glum ["gl^m] adj. sad; disap-
pointed. (Adv: glumly. Comp:
glummer; sup: glummest.)
glut ["gl^t] 1. n. too much of some-
thing.
2. tv. to supply someone or
something with too much of
something.
glutton ["gl^t n] n. someone who
eats or drinks too much.
a
glutton for punishment some-
one who seems to like doing or
seeking out difficult, unpleasant,
or badly paid tasks.
gnash
one’s
teeth to slash and
chop with the teeth.
gnat ["nAt] n. a small fly that bites.
gnaw (away) at
someone
to worry
someone; to create constant anxi-
ety in someone.
gnaw (away) at
someone or some-
thing

to chew at someone or some-
thing.
gnaw on
something
to chew on
something. (Usually said of an
animal.)
go ["go] 1. iv., irreg. to move from
one place to another; [for time] to
progress or pass.
2. tv., irreg. to
practice or perform certain sports
activities, such as running, swim-
ming, canoeing, fencing, jogging,
skiing, walking, or other activities
expressed with words ending in
-ing. (Past tense:
went; past par-
ticiple:
gone. The third-person
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singular present tense is goes.)
3. iv., irreg. to leave. 4. iv., irreg. to
reach a certain time or place; to
extend to a certain time or place.
5. iv., irreg. to work; to function.
6. iv., irreg. to become. 7. iv., irreg.

to become worn-out; to weaken.
8. iv., irreg. to belong in a certain
place.
9. iv., irreg. [for the activi-
ties in a period of time] to unfold
in some way, good or bad.
10. iv.,
irreg. to progress through a series
of words or musical notes.
→
easy come, easy go
→ from the word go
go about
one’s
business to mind
one’s business; to move elsewhere
and mind one’s own business; to
focus on one’s own tasks.
go after
someone or something
1. to pursue someone or some-
thing.
2. to charge or attack some-
one or some creature.
go against
someone or something
to turn against someone or some-
thing; to oppose someone or
something.
go against the grain to go against

one’s natural inclination; to be
contrary to one’s nature. (Refers to
the lay of the grain of wood.
Against the grain = perpendicular
to the direction of the grain.)
go along for the ride to accom-
pany (someone) for the pleasure of
riding along; to accompany some-
one for no special reason. (Also
with come.)
go along with
someone or some-
thing
to agree with someone or
agree to something.
go and never darken
one’s
door
again to go away and not come
back.
go (a)round in circles to keep
going over the same ideas or
repeating the same actions, often
resulting in confusion and without
reaching a satisfactory decision or
conclusion.
go around
someone
to avoid deal-
ing with someone. (Figurative.)

go (a)round the bend 1. to travel
around a turn or a curve; to make
a turn or a curve.
2. to go crazy; to
lose one’s mind.
go at it hammer and tongs Go to
fight
someone or something
hammer and
tongs.
go at it tooth and nail Go to fight
someone or something
hammer and
tongs.
go away to leave. (Often a com-
mand.)
go away empty-handed to depart
with nothing.
go away with
someone or some-
thing
1. to leave in the company of
someone or something.
2. to take
someone, some creature, or a
group away with one.
go back to return to the place of
origin.
go back on
one’s

word to break a
promise that one has made.
go back on
something
to reverse
one’s position on something, espe-
cially one’s word or a promise.
go behind
someone’s
back 1. to
move behind someone; to locate
oneself at someone’s back.
2. to do
go behind someone’s back
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something that is kept a secret
from someone. (Figurative.)
go below to go beneath the main
deck of a ship. (Nautical.)
go by (
someplace
) Go to drop by
(
someplace
).
go crazy to become crazy, disori-
ented, or frustrated.
go down

1.
to sink below a normal
or expected level or height.
2. to
descend to a lower measurement.
3. to be swallowed. 4. to fall or
drop down, as when struck or
injured.
go down in history to be remem-
bered as historically important.
go Dutch to share the cost of a
meal or some other event.
go for
an amount
[for something]
to sell for or be sold at a certain
price.
go in for
something
to enjoy doing
something; to be fond of some-
thing.
go in one ear and out the other
[for something] to be heard and
then forgotten.
go in with
someone
(on
some-
thing

) to join efforts with someone
on a project; to pool financial
resources with someone to buy
something.
go into a nosedive and take a
nosedive 1.
[for an airplane] to
dive suddenly toward the ground,
nose first.
2. [for one’s health or
one’s emotional or financial situa-
tion] to decline rapidly.
go into
a number
[for a number] to
divide into another number.
go into a tailspin 1. [for an air-
plane] to lose control and spin to
the earth, nose first.
2. [for some-
one] to become disoriented or
panicked; [for someone’s life] to
fall apart.
go into detail to give all the
details; to present and discuss the
details.
go into hiding to conceal oneself
in a hidden place for a period of
time.
go into

one’s
song and dance
about
something
to start giving
one’s usual or typical explanations
or excuses about something.
go in((to)
something
) to enter
something; to penetrate some-
thing.
go like clockwork to progress
with regularity and dependability.
go off
1.
[for an explosive device]
to explode.
2. [for a sound-creat-
ing device] to make its noise.
3. [for an event] to happen or take
place.
go off (by
oneself
) to go into seclu-
sion; to isolate oneself.
go off on a tangent suddenly to
go in another direction; suddenly
to change one’s line of thought,
course of action, etc. (A reference

to geometry. The plural is go off on
tangents.)
go off the deep end and jump
off the deep end to become
deeply involved (with someone or
something) before one is ready; to
follow one’s emotions into a diffi-
cult situation. (Refers to going into
a swimming pool at the deep end.)
go below
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go off with
someone
to go away
with someone.
go on 1. to continue. 2. to hush up;
to stop acting silly. (Always a com-
mand. No tenses.)
3. to happen.
go on a fishing expedition to
attempt to discover information.
go on a rampage to have a ram-
page.
go on (and on) about
someone or
something
to talk endlessly about
someone or something.

go on at
someone
to yell at and
criticize someone.
go (on) before (
someone
) 1. to
precede someone.
2. to die before
someone. (Euphemism.)
go out
1.
to leave one’s house. 2. to
become extinguished.
go out for
someone or something
to leave in order to bring back
someone or something.
go out (for
something
) to try out
for a sports team.
go (out) on strike [for a group of
people] to quit working at their
jobs until certain demands are
met.
go out with
someone
to go on a
date with someone; to date some-

one on a regular basis.
go over
someone
’s head [for the
intellectual content of something]
to be too difficult for someone to
understand. (As if it flew over
one’s head rather than entering
into one’s store of knowledge.)
go over
something
with a fine-
tooth comb and search
some-
thing
with a fine-tooth comb to
search through something very
carefully.
go over with a bang [for some-
thing] to be funny or entertaining.
(Refers chiefly to jokes or stage
performances.)
go overboard 1. to fall off or out
of a boat or ship.
2. to do too
much; to be extravagant.
go the distance to do the whole
amount; to play the entire game;
to run the whole race.
go the extra mile to try harder to

please someone or to get the task
done correctly; to do more than
one is required to do to reach a
goal.
go the limit to do or have as much
as possible.
go through to be approved; to pass
examination; to be ratified.
go through channels to proceed
by consulting the proper persons
or offices.
go through
someone
to consult
someone as a necessary step in
doing something.
go through
something
1. to search
through something.
2. to use up
all of something rapidly.
3. [for
something] to pass through an
opening.
4. to pass through vari-
ous stages or processes.
5. to work
through something, such as an
explanation or story.

6. to experi-
ence or endure something.
7. to
rehearse something; to practice
something for performance.
go through the motions to make
a feeble effort to do something; to
do something insincerely.
go through the motions
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go through the roof to go very
high; to reach a very high degree
(of something).
go to bat for
someone
to support
or help someone. (From the use of
a substitute batter in baseball.)
go to bed to go to where one’s bed
is, get into it, and go to sleep.
go to Davy Jones’s locker to go
to the bottom of the sea. (Thought
of as a nautical expression.)
go to pot and go to the dogs to
go to ruin; to become ruined; to
deteriorate.
go to rack and ruin and go to
wrack and ruin to become

ruined. (The words rack and wrack
mean “wreckage” and are found
only in this expression.)
go to seed Go to run to seed.
go to
someone’s
head to make
someone conceited; to make
someone overly proud.
go to the bathroom to use the toi-
let; to urinate; to defecate.
go to the dogs Go to go to pot.
go to the lavatory to go some-
where and use a toilet.
go to the toilet to use the toilet.
go to the wall to fail or be defeated
after being pushed to the extreme.
go to town to work hard or fast.
(Also used literally.)
go to wrack and ruin Go to go to
rack and ruin.
go under 1. to sink beneath the
surface of the water.
2. [for some-
thing] to fail.
3. to become uncon-
scious from anesthesia.
go up in flames and go up in
smoke to burn up; to be con-
sumed in flames.

go up in smoke Go to go up in
flames.
go with
something
to match some-
thing; to look good with some-
thing.
go without (
someone
) to manage
without a particular type of per-
son.
go without (
something
) to manage
without something.
goal ["gol] 1. n. an aim; a purpose;
a result that one would like to
achieve from doing something.
2. n. [in sports] a place where
players try to send a ball in order
to score points.
3. n. [in sports] an
instance of sending a ball through
or past W, and the points earned
by doing this.
4. n. the finish line;
the end point of a race.
goalie ["go li] n. a goalkeeper. (A
shortening of

goalkeeper.)
goalkeeper ["gol kip #] n. [in
sports] the player whose position
is in front of the team’s goal and
who tries to prevent players on the
other team from scoring.
goat ["got] n. an animal with horns,
similar to a sheep.
→
separate the sheep from the
goats
god ["gad] 1. n. a male spiritual
being who is worshiped. (Com-
pare this with
goddess.) 2. n.
someone or something admired as
Q.
3. n. [in religions such as
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism]
the one spiritual being that is wor-
shiped as the creator and ruler of
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everything. (Capitalized. No plu-
ral.)
→ an
act of God
goddess ["gad @s] n. a female spiri-

tual being who is worshiped.
goes ["goz] the third-person singu-
lar, present tense of
go.
→
as far as it goes
goggles ["gOg @lz] n. a pair of pro-
tective lenses that are worn during
swimming, skiing, biking, and
other activities. (Treated as plural.
Number is expressed with pair(s)
of goggles.)
going to
do something
planning to
do something; intending or mean-
ing to do something. (A form of
the future tense in English.)
gold ["gold] 1. n. a chemical ele-
ment that is a soft, yellow metal, is
very valuable, and is the standard
for money in many countries. (No
plural.)
2. n. coins or jewelry
made of Q. (No plural.)
3. n. a
deep yellow color. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
4. adj. made
of Q.

5. adj. deep yellow in color.
(Comp: golder; sup: goldest.)
→
(as) good as gold
→ have a heart of gold
→ worth its weight in gold
golden ["gol d@n] 1. adj. made
from gold; yellowish as if made
from gold.
2. adj. [of anniver-
saries] the fiftieth.
→
kill the goose that laid the
golden egg
golden rule ["gol d@n "rul] n. the
principle that one should treat
other people the way one would
like to be treated. (From the
Bible.)
goldfish ["gold fIS] n., irreg. a kind
of small fish, typically orange or
gold, commonly kept as a pet.
(Plural: goldfish.)
golf ["gOlf] 1. n. a game played on a
large area of land, where players
use a club to hit a small ball into a
hole, using as few strokes as possi-
ble. (No plural.)
2. iv. to play Q.
golf club ["gOlf kl@b] n. a long,

metal mallet used in the game of
golf. (Can be shortened to
club.)
gone ["gOn] Past participle of go.
good ["gUd] 1. adj., irreg. having
positive qualities; satisfactory;
suitable; not negative. (Adv:
well.
Comp: better; sup: best.) 2. adj.,
irreg. having proper morals;
moral; not evil.
3. adj., irreg.
enjoyable; pleasant; satisfying.
(Adv: well. Comp:
better; sup:
best.) 4. adj., irreg. complete; thor-
ough; full. (Adv:
well. Comp: bet-
ter;
sup: best) 5. adj., irreg.
skillful; talented; able to do some-
thing right. (Adv:
well. Comp: bet-
ter;
sup: best) 6. adj., irreg.
properly behaved; obedient.
(Comp:
better; sup: best.) 7. adj.
ripe; edible; not spoiled; not rot-
ten.

8. n. excellence; virtue; good-
ness. (No plural.)
→
(as) good as
done
→ (as) good as gold
→ do
someone
a good turn
→ do
someone’s
heart good
→ for the good of
someone or
something
→ give a good account of oneself
→ give as good as
one
gets
→ have a good head on
one’s
shoulders
→ in good condition
→ in good shape
→ in the picture of (good) health
good
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→ kiss

something
good-bye
→ look good on paper
→ make good money
→ put in a good word (for
someone
)
→ throw good money after bad
→ too good to be true
→ turn
something
to good account
→ Your guess is as good as mine.
the good old days back in an ear-
lier time that everyone remembers
as a better time, even if it really
wasn’t.
good to go all ready to go; all
checked and pronounced ready to
go.
good-bye [gUd "baI] 1. interj.
farewell, as said when someone
leaves.
2. adj. of or about leaving;
of or about a departure.
goods n. items for sale; products
that are made to be sold. (Treated
as plural, but not countable.)
→
sell

someone
a bill of goods
goose ["gus] n., irreg. a bird having
a long neck and similar to a large
duck. (Plural:
geese.)
→
cook
someone’s
goose
→ get goose bumps
→ get goose pimples
→ kill the goose that laid the
golden egg
→ wild-goose chase
gorilla [g@ "rIl @] n. the largest kind
of ape.
gospel ["gas p@l] n. one of the first
four books of the New Testament
of the Bible. (Capitalized.)
the
gospel truth [of truth] unde-
niable.
gossip ["gas @p] 1. n. talk about
other people, which may or may
not be true; rumors about other
people. (No plural.)
2. n. someone
who often talks about other people
and other people’s private lives.

3. iv. to talk about other people
and their private lives; to spread
rumors about other people.
got ["gat] past tense and a past par-
ticiple of
get.
gotten ["gat n] a past participle of
get.
→
ill-gotten gains
gourmet [gor "me] 1. n. someone
who enjoys fine foods and wine.
2. adj. [of food and drink] pro-
duced according to the highest
cooking standards.
govern ["g^v #n] 1. iv. to rule [over
someone or something]; to be the
leader of a group of people.
2. tv.
to rule or lead a group of people.
3. tv. to guide, control, or regulate
something.
government ["g^v #n m@nt] 1. n.
the system of rule over a country
and its people. (No plural.)
2. n.
the political organization ruling in
a particular area.
3. the adj. use of
Q or W. (Also governmental.)

governor ["g^v # n#] 1. n. the title
of the executive officer of each
state of the United States.
2. n.
someone who governs or rules cer-
tain organizations.
3. n. a device
that controls the speed of a car or
other vehicle, either keeping it at a
constant speed or not allowing it
to go over a certain speed.
gown ["gaUn] 1. n. a formal dress
for a woman.
2. n. a nightgown.
3. n. a type of loose ceremonial
covering or robe such as is worn at
graduation ceremonies.
grab ["grAb] 1. tv. to seize and hold
someone or something; to snatch
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someone or something; to take
something rudely.
2. tv. to get and
bring something; to fetch some-
thing. (Informal.)
3. n. an act of
seizing as in Q.

grab a bite (to eat) to get some-
thing to eat; to get food that can
be eaten quickly.
grab on(to
someone or something
)
to grasp someone or something; to
hold on to someone or something.
grace ["gres] 1. n. elegance,
smoothness, or attractiveness of
form or motion. (No plural.)
2. n.
calm and tolerant elegance. (No
plural.)
3. n. favor; mercy; favor-
able regard. (No plural.)
4. n. a
prayer said before eating. (No plu-
ral.)
5. tv. to make something
more beautiful or elegant; to add
beauty or elegance to something.
→
fall from grace
→ say grace
grace
someone or something
with
one’s
presence to honor someone

or something with one’s presence.
graced with
something
made ele-
gant by means of some ornament
or decoration.
grade ["gred] 1. n. a level in school
corresponding to a year of study.
2. n. a mark, given to a student for
a class, test, paper, or assignment,
that shows how well or how poorly
the student did.
3. n. a degree of
quality.
4. n. the slope of a road,
roof, terrace, etc.
5. tv. to give W
for the work of a student.
grade
someone or something
down
to lower the ranking, rating, or
score of someone or something.
graduate 1. ["grA dZu @t] n. some-
one who has completed high
school, college, or university.
2. ["grA dZu et] tv. to depart from
a school, college, or university
with a degree.
graduate from

something
to earn
and receive a degree from an edu-
cational institution.
graduation [grA dZu "e S@n] 1. n.
the ceremony where students
become
graduates Q. 2. n. one of
a series of marks on something
showing the units of measure-
ment.
grain ["gren] 1. n. grass or cereal
plants grown for their edible
seeds. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. seeds of Q.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
3. n. an individual seed
of Q.
4. n. a tiny particle of some-
thing, such as sand or salt.
5. n. a
very small unit of weight, equal to
about 64.8 milligrams.
6. n. the
pattern or direction of the fibers
of wood. (Plural only for types
and instances.)
→

go against the grain
→ take
something
with a grain of salt
a grain of truth even the smallest
amount of truth.
gram ["grAm] n. the basic unit for
measuring weight in the metric
system, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a kilo-
gram or about ¹⁄₂₈ of an ounce.
grammar ["grAm #] 1. n. a system
of rules and principles in a lan-
guage that determines how sen-
tences are formed; the study of
sentence structure and the rela-
tionships between words within
sentences. (Plural only for types
and instances.)
2. n. a statement of
the rules of a language that
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accounts for how sentences are
formed, especially the description
of what the standard form of the
language is like.
3. n. following the
rules of W in the use of written

and spoken language. (No plural.)
grammar school ["grAm # "skul]
n. a school at the elementary level.
grand ["grAnd] 1. adj. impressive;
magnificent. (Adv: grandly. Comp:
grander; sup: grandest.)
2. n. a
thousand dollars. (Slang. No plu-
ral.)
→
(as) busy as Grand Central
Station
grand total ["grAnd "tot @l] n. the
complete total; the final total.
grandchild ["grAn(d) tSaIld] n.,
irreg. a child of one’s child.
(Plural:
grandchildren.)
grandchildren ["grAn(d) tSIl dr@n]
plural of
grandchild.
granddad ["grAn dAd] n. grandfa-
ther; the father of one’s mother or
father. (Also a term of address.
Capitalized when written as a
proper noun.)
granddaughter ["grAn dOt #] n.
the daughter of one’s son or
daughter.
grandfather ["grAn(d) fa D#] n.

the father of one’s mother or
father. (Also a term of address.
Capitalized when written as a
proper noun.)
grandma ["grAm ma] n. grand-
mother; the mother of one’s
mother or father. (Also a term of
address. Capitalized when written
as a proper noun.)
grandmother ["grAn(d) m@D #] n.
the mother of one’s mother or
father. (Also a term of address.
Capitalized when written as a
proper noun.)
→
teach
one’s
grandmother to suck
eggs
grandpa ["grAm pa] n. grandfa-
ther; the father of one’s mother or
father. (Also a term of address.
Capitalized when written as a
proper noun.)
grandparent ["grAn(d) pEr @nt] n.
a grandmother or a grandfather;
the parent of one’s parent. (The
plural usually refers to one or
more pairs consisting of a
grand-

mother
and a grandfather.)
grandson ["grAn(d) s@n] n. the son
of one’s child.
grant ["grAnt] 1. n. money that is
given by a government or a private
agency for a worthy purpose.
2. tv.
to give something formally to
someone.
3. tv. to give permission
for something to someone; to give
someone permission for some-
thing.
4. tv. to concede that some-
thing is true; to admit to someone
that something is true. (The object
is a clause with
that U.)
→
take
someone or something
for
granted
grape ["grep] 1. n. a red, green, or
purple fruit that grows in bunches
on vines.
2. adj. made of or fla-
vored with Q.
graph ["grAf] 1. n. a drawing that

shows the difference between two
or more amounts or the changes in
amounts through time.
2. tv. to
place information on Q; to make
Q.
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grass ["grAs] n. a plant with thin
blades instead of leaves. (Plural
only for types and instances.)
→
let grass grow under
one’s
feet
grate on
someone
(
’s
nerves) to
annoy someone; to bother some-
one.
gratitude ["grAt @ tud] n. the qual-
ity of being thankful; a feeling or
expression of thanks. (No plural.)
grave ["grev] 1. n. the place where
someone is buried; a burial site.
2. n. the actual hole that someone

is buried in.
3. adj. very serious;
dire. (Adv: gravely.)
→
carry a secret to the grave
→ dig
one’s
own grave
→ take a secret to
one’s
grave
→ turn over in
one’s
grave
the grave n. death. (No plural.
Treated as singular.)
gravel ["grAv @l] n. crushed rock;
pebbles about the size of peas.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
graveyard ["grev jard] n. a ceme-
tery; a place where dead people are
buried.
gravity ["grAv @ ti] 1. n. the force
that pulls things toward the center
of planets, stars, moons, etc.; the
force that pulls things toward the
center of the earth. (No plural.)
2. n. seriousness; importance. (No
plural.)

→
law of gravity
gravy ["gre vi] 1. n. the juice that
drips from meat when it cooks.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. a sauce made
from Q, often thickened with
flour or something similar. (Plural
only for types and instances.)
→
ride the gravy train
gray ["gre] 1. n. the color made
when white is mixed with black.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. the color gray as
in Q, when found in the hair. (No
plural.)
3. adj. (Adv: grayly. Comp:
grayer; sup: grayest.)
4. iv. [for
hair] to become E; [for someone]
to develop W.
a
gray area an area of a subject,
etc., that is difficult to put into a
particular category, as it is not
clearly defined and may have con-
nections or associations with more

than one category.
gray matter intelligence; brains;
power of thought.
graze on
something
1. [for ani-
mals] to browse or forage in a par-
ticular location.
2. [for animals]
to browse or forage, eating some-
thing in particular.
grease 1. ["gris] n. melted animal
fat or any similarly oily substance.
(No plural.)
2. ["gris, "griz] tv. to
coat something with Q.
great ["gret] 1. adj. large in size or
importance. (Adv: greatly. Comp:
greater; sup: greatest.)
2. adj. good;
very good. (Adv: greatly. Comp:
greater; sup: greatest.)
3. interj.
Super!; Wonderful! (Sometimes
used sarcastically.)
→
make a great show of
something
→ set great store by
someone or

something
a great deal much; a lot.
greatly ["gret li] adv. very much.
greed ["grid] n. a strong desire for
money, possessions, or power. (No
plural.)
greed
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