| growing |
increasing or becoming larger. |
| growing pains |
pain in the joints and limbs of children, often attributed by laymen to rapid growth. [2 definitions] |
| growl |
to utter a deep, guttural sound expressing hostility, as a dog. [6 definitions] |
| grown |
having reached maturity. [2 definitions] |
| grownup |
an adult person. |
| grown-up |
having reached adulthood or maturity. [2 definitions] |
| grow out of |
to grow too large to wear something. [2 definitions] |
| growth |
the process of growing. [3 definitions] |
| growth plate |
the area of growth at each end of the long bones of children and adolescents, also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis. |
| grow up |
to move from childhood to adulthood. |
| grub |
the slow-moving, wormlike larva of a beetle or similar insect. [8 definitions] |
| grubby |
dirty or unkempt. [3 definitions] |
| grubstake |
tools and provisions advanced to a person planning a mining operation or similar venture, in exchange for a share of the expected profits. [2 definitions] |
| grudge |
a feeling of resentment harbored against someone because of a real or imagined injustice. [4 definitions] |
| grudging |
reluctant or unwilling. |
| gruel |
thin boiled oatmeal. |
| grueling |
extremely tiring or demanding; arduous. |
| gruesome |
repugnantly frightful; horrid. |
| gruff |
low and hoarse-sounding. [2 definitions] |
| grumble |
to mutter dissatisfaction or complaints. [5 definitions] |
| grump |
a complaining, ill-tempered person. [3 definitions] |