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grandmother
grand•moth•er /grănd′ mŭth′ ər/ or
/grăn′ mŭth′ ər/ n. the mother of one’s
father or mother. My grandmother is coming
to my birthday party.
grasp /grăsp/ v. to clasp or embrace with the
fingers or hands. Grasp my hand and I will
help you out of the pool.
grate /grāt/ v. (grates, grat•ed, grat•ing) to
break something down into small pieces by
rubbing it against a rough surface. We usually
grate the onions and mix them with the meat.
➤ Grate sounds like great.
great /grāt/ adj. (great•er, great•est; great•ly
adv.) a. large in size or number; big. A great
crowd of people was at the carnival. b. more
than is ordinary or expected. You did a great
job in cutting down the tree. c. important;
skilled; famous. There have been many
great presidents in our history.
➤ Great sounds like grate.
great•ly /grāt′ lē/ adv. very much. I greatly
appreciate your help.
greet /grēt/ v. to welcome in a friendly way.
A taxi driver will greet us at the airport.
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grew /groo/ v. past tense of grow. The
strawberries grew all over our backyard.
grind /grīnd/ v. (grinds, ground, grind•ing) to
crush into bits or small pieces. I’ll grind this
tablet into powder.
ground /ground/ n. a. the surface of the
earth. The model airplane crashed to the
ground when it ran out of gas. b. soil; earth.
The ground in this field is rich and fertile.
grow /grō/ v. (grows, grew, grown, grow•ing)
a. to become larger; to increase. Our baby is
growing so fast! b. to live in a certain place.
Palm trees grow in the tropics. c. to raise by
planting seeds and caring for. We grow
tomatoes in our garden.
gulf /gŭlf/ n. (gulfs pl.) a large bay, or part of
a sea or an ocean, that is partly enclosed by
land. The Gulf of Mexico is a part of the
Atlantic Ocean.
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hare
H H H
hair /hâr/ n. a. the mass of thin, threadlike
strands that grow on a person’s or an animal’s
skin. Elizabeth has beautiful hair; she
brushes it often. b. any one of these strands.
Look at the hairs that dog left on the chair!
➤ Hair sounds like hare.
hand•writ•ing /hănd′ rī tĭng/ n. writing
done by hand with a pen or a pencil. Neat
handwriting always makes a good
impression.
hap•pen /hăp′ ən/ v. to take place; to
occur. Do you think something will happen
tomorrow afternoon?
hap•pi•ly /hăp′ ə lē/ adv. with joy or
gladness; in a happy way. The children
happily played in the yard.
hap•py /hăp′ ē/ adj. (hap•pi•er, hap•pi•est;
hap•pi•ly adv.) feeling or showing pleasure;
joyful. The happy man whistled all day.
hard•ware /hard′ wâr′/ n. a. things made
of metal, such as tools. All of our hardware
is in the toolshed. b. equipment used for a
special purpose, such as computers. A
monitor, CPU, and keyboard are computer
hardware.
hare /hâr/ n. an animal like a rabbit, but
much larger. A hare has strong legs and can
run fast.
➤ Hare sounds like hair.
hare
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