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money that you are given for a special reason

She receives a research grant (= to help pay for research ) .

grape / greip / noun [ count ]

a small green or purple fruit that we eat or make into wine a bunch of grapes

—Look at the picture at fruit .

grape • fruit / greipfrut / noun [ count ] ( plural grape - fruit or grape fruits )

a fruit that looks like a big orange, but is yellow

—Look at the picture at fruit .

the grape • vine / da ' greipvain / noun

[ singular ]

the way that news is passed from one person to another I heard through the grapevine that you're getting married.

graph / grref / noun [ count ]

( math ) a picture that shows how numbers or amounts are different from each other

graph • ic / grrefik / adjective

( art ) connected with drawings, diagrams, etc. She's studying graphic design .

clear and giving a lot of detail, especially about something unpleasant

He gave us a graphic description of the accident. graph • ics / ' grrefiks / noun [ plural ]

( art , computers ) drawings, pictures, and diagrams computer graphics

grasp / grresp / verb ( grasps , grasp • ing , grasped )

to hold something firmly

Claire grasped my arm to stop herself from falling.

to understand something

He couldn't grasp what I was saying.

graspnoun [ singular , noncount ] The ball fell from my grasp.

grass © / grses / noun [ noncount ]

a plant with thin green leaves that covers fields and yards. Cows and sheep eat grass Don't walk on the grass.

grass • y / ' grresi / adjective ( grass • i •er,grass • i •est) covered with grass

grass • hop • per

/ ' grres|hapar / noun [count]

an insect that can jump high in the air and makes a sound with its back legs

grate / greit / verb ( grates , grat • ing , grat • ed )

If you grate food, you rub it over a metal tool (called a grater ) so that it is in very small pieces Can you grate some cheese? grated carrots

grate .ful © / 'greitfl/ adjective

If you are grateful , you feel or show thanks to someone We are grateful to you for the help you have given us.

The noun is gratitude . —ANTONYM ungrateful

grate • ful • ly / ' greitfali / adverb She nodded gratefully.

grat • er / ' greitar / noun [count]

a kitchen tool with holes in it, which is used to cut food into very small pieces by rubbing it across its surface

grat • i • tude / ' grretatud/ noun [ noncount ]

the feeling of wanting to thank someone for something We gave David a present to show our gratitude for all his help.

gra • tu • i • ty / gra 'tuati / noun [ count ] ( plural gra . tu • i . ties ) ( formal )

a small amount of extra money that you give to someone who serves you, for example in a restaurant

—SYNONYM tip

grave1 / greiv / noun [ count ]

a hole in the ground where a dead person's body is buried We put flowers on the grave. —Look at tomb .

grave 2 / greiv / adjective ( grav • er , grav • est )

( formal )

very bad or serious

The children were in grave danger .

grav • el / ' grrevl / noun [ noncount ]

very small stones that are used for making paths and roads

grave • stone / ' greivstoun / noun [ count ]

a piece of stone on a grave 1 that shows the name of the dead person

grave • yard / ' greivyard / noun [ count ]

a piece of land, usually near a church, where dead people are buried

grav • i • ty / ' grrevati / noun [ noncount ]

( physics ) the force that pulls everything toward the earth

gra • vy / ' greivi/ noun [ noncount ]

a hot, brown sauce that you eat with meat

gray Ф / grei / adjective ( |ray • ei , iray • est )

with a color like black and white mixed together

a gray skirt

The sky was gray.