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- graffito/ɡrəˈfiːtəʊ/An informal drawing, writing, or marking scratched, scribbled, or sprayed on a wall or other public surface.nounLow
- graft/ɡrɑːft/The act of joining one thing to another, often referring to tissue or plants, or the dishonest acquisition of money or advantage.nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- graft hybrid/ɡrɑːft ˈhaɪ.brɪd/A plant chimera where tissues from two different species grow together, maintaining their distinct genetic identities side-by-side in a single shoot.nounLow/Very Specialized
- graft-versus-host disease/ˌɡrɑːft ˌvɜːsəs ˈhəʊst dɪˌziːz/A medical condition where donated tissue (the graft) attacks the recipient's (host's) body.nounC2
- graftage/ˈɡrɑːftɪdʒ/A horticultural technique involving the act or process of grafting, i.e., joining a shoot or bud (scion) onto another plant (rootstock) so they grow as one.nounVery Rare (Specialist)
- grafter/ˈɡrɑːftə(r)/A person who works extremely hard, especially in a determined and persistent way, often to achieve success or overcome difficult circumstances.nounMedium
- grafting/ˈɡrɑːftɪŋ/The horticultural technique of joining a shoot or bud (scion) from one plant onto the stem, root, or branch of another (rootstock) so they grow together as one plant.nounC1
- grafton/ˈɡrɑːftən/A proper noun, primarily a surname or a place name.nounLow
- grager/ˈɡrɑːɡə/'Grager' is not a standard English word. It is primarily a transliteration of the Yiddish term "groger" or "gragger," referring to a noisemaker used during the Jewish holiday of Purim.nounVery Low / Obscure
- graham/ˈɡreɪ.əm/A type of whole-wheat flour, or products made from it, named after Sylvester Graham, a 19th-century American dietary reformer.adjectivenounLow (specialized/culinary context)
- graham cracker/ˈɡreɪ.əm ˌkræk.ər/A slightly sweet, rectangular, whole-wheat biscuit (cookie), often used as an ingredient in desserts or eaten as a snack.nounMedium
- graham flour/ˈɡreɪ.əm ˌflaʊə/A type of whole-wheat flour that includes the bran, germ, and endosperm, named after Sylvester Graham.nounlow-frequency
- graham island/ˈɡreɪ.əm ˈaɪ.lənd/A proper noun referring to either a specific, real island or a temporary, ephemeral volcanic island.nounVery Low
- graham land/ˈɡreɪ.əm ˌlænd/The northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, a geographic region in Antarctica.nounVery Low
- graham wafer/ˈɡreɪ.əm ˈweɪ.fə/A thin, crisp, sweetened biscuit made from graham flour (whole wheat flour).nounLow
- graham's law/ˈɡreɪ.əmz lɔː/A law of physics stating that the rate of effusion (or diffusion) of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass.nounLow
- graham's law of diffusion/ˈɡreɪ.əmz lɔː əv dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/A scientific principle in chemistry and physics stating that the rate of diffusion (or effusion) of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its molar mass.nounVery Low (Specialist/Scientific)
- grahame/ˈɡreɪ.əm/A Scottish surname of Gaelic origin; primarily a given name, famously associated with the author Kenneth Grahame.nounVery Low
- grahamite/ˈɡreɪ.ə.maɪt/A person who strictly follows the dietary and health principles advocated by Sylvester Graham in the 19th century, emphasizing vegetarianism, whole grains, and temperance.nounRare
- graiae/ˈɡraɪiː/In Greek mythology: three ancient sisters who personified old age and shared one eye and one tooth among them.plural-nounVery Low
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