| Gross, Ludwik | <person> 20th century U.S. Oncologist. See: Gross' virus, Gross' leukaemia virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| grossbeak | <zoology> See Grosbeak. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossification | 1. The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming so. 2. <botany> The swelling of the ovary of plants after fertilization. Henslow. Origin: Gross + L. Ficare (in comp) to make. See -fy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossular | <chemical> A translucent garnet of a pale green colour like that of the gooseberry. Synonym: grossularite. See: Grossular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossularia | <chemical> Same as Grossular. Origin: NL. See Grossular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| grossulin | <chemistry> A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits. See: Grossular. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ground | 1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it. "There was not a man to till the ground." (Gen. Ii. 5) "The fire ran along upon the ground." (Ex. Ix. 23) Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. 2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground. "From . . . Old Euphrates, to the brook that parts Egypt from Syrian ground." (Milton) 3. Land; estate; possession; field; especially. (pl), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc, belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept. "Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds." (Dryden. 4) 4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope. 5. That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground. See Background, Foreground, and Middle-ground. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels. 6. A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle. 7. One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc, are attached; usually in the plural. Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them. 8. A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song. "On that ground I'll build a holy descant." (Shak) 9. <physics> A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit. 10. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds. 11. The pit of a theater. Ground angling, angling with a weighted line without a float. Ground annual, a small California bird (Chamaea fasciata) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhibits the arid plains. Called also gronnd tit, and wren lit. To bite the ground, To break ground. See Bite, Break. To come to the ground, To fall to the ground, to come to nothing; to fail; to miscarry. To gain ground. To advance; to proceed forward in confict; as, an army in battle gains ground. To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the army gains ground on the enemy. To gain credit; to become more prosperous or influential. To get, or To gather, ground, to gain ground. "Evening mist . . . Gathers ground fast." . "There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground of them, but by bidding higher." (South) To give ground, to recede; to yield advantage. "These nine . . . Began to give me ground." (Shak) To lose ground, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit or reputation; to decline. To stand one's ground, to stand firm; to resist attack or encroachment. To take the ground to touch bottom or become stranded; said of a ship. Origin: OE. Ground, grund, AS. Grund; akin to D. Grond, OS, G, Sw, & Dan. Grund, Icel. Grunnr bottom, Goth. Grundus (in composition); perh. Orig. Meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. Akin to E. Grind. 1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground. 2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. "Being rooted and grounded in love." (Eph. Iii. 17) "So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground even an argument to his negation." (Sir W. Hamilton) 3. To instruct in elements or first principles. 4. <physics> To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit. 5. To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament. Origin: Grounded; Grounding. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ground bundles | Flechsig's fasciculi or ground bundles (f. Anterior proprius and fasciculus lateralis proprius or lateral ground bundle); intersegmental fasciculi; ascending and descending association fibre systems of the spinal cord which lie deep in the anterior, lateral, and posterior funiculi adjacent to the gray matter. Synonym: ground bundles, intersegmental fasciculi, proper fasciculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ground itch | Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ground itch anaemia | Anaemia associated with hookworm disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ground lamella | One of the lamellae of partially resorbed osteons occurring between newer, complete osteons. Synonym: ground lamella, intermediary system, intermediate lamella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ground state | <chemistry, radiobiology> The state of a nucleus, atom or molecule at its lowest energy. All other states are excited. (16 Dec 1997) |
| ground substance | The amorphous material in which structural elements occur; in connective tissue, it is composed of proteoglycans, plasma constituents, metabolites, water, and ions present between cells and fibres. Synonym: substantia fundamentalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ground tissue | <plant biology> Plant tissues other than those of the vascular system and the dermal tissues. Composed of relatively undifferentiated cells. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ground water | That portion of the water below the surface of the ground whose pressure is greater than atmospheric pressure. (09 Oct 1997) |
Synonyms : Cartilages, Epiphyseal, Epiphyseal Cartilages, Epiphyseal Plates, Growth Plates, Plate, Epiphyseal, Plate, Growth, Plates, Epiphyseal, Plates, Growth
Synonyms : Endogenous Mitogens
| group dynamics |
the branch of social psychology that studies the dynamics of interaction in social groups
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| group therapy |
psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic
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| grouping |
group: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit the activity of putting things together in groups a system for classifying things into groups
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| growing pains |
pain in muscles or joints sometimes experienced by children and often attributed to rapid growth emotional distress arising during adolescence problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
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| growth |
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture" increase: a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass" emergence: the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece" (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) something grown or growing; "a growth of hair"
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| GRO | having grooves or tracks cut or incised |
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| GRO | a device that makes grooves by cutting or punching |
| GRO | the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm |
| GRO | (British informal) very chic |
| GRO | (informal) very good |
| GRO | the act of groping |
| GRO | fondle for sexual pleasure |
| GRO | feel about uncertainly or blindly |
| GRO | search blindly or uncertainly |
| GRO | feel searchingly |
| GRO | acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence |
| GRO | in an uncertain groping manner |