grandeur, n. 1. eminence, preeminence, loftiness, majesty, exaltation, excellence, greatness; nobleness, stateliness, imperialness, augustness, nobility; magnificence, splendor, glamour.
2. impressiveness, importance, greatness; vastness, immensity, elevation,
grandfather, n. 1. Inf. granddad, Inf. grandpop, Inf. grandpa, Inf. grandpapa, Inf. gramps, Archaic. grandsire.
2. forefather, father, ancestor, forebear, progenitor, Archaic, predecessor.
3. founder, creator, author, originator, generator, initiator; inventor, framer, designer.
grandiloquence, n. bombast, grandiosity, pomposity; lofty language, fustian, euphuism, Johnsonese. See - bombast.
grandiloquent, adj. bombastic, pompous, orotund, fustian, pretentious, ostentatious; magniloquent, Johnsonian, Ossianic. See - bombastic (def. 1).
grandiose, adj. 1. grand, impressive, imposing, majestic, magnificent. See - grand (defs. 1-3).
2. pompous, Inf. highfalutin, highflown, high-sounding, big-talking; bombastic, grandiloquent, fustian. See - bombastic, grant, v. 1. bestow, confer, vouchsafe, give, accord, impart, award, present; offer, donate, contribute, dispense; provide, endow, furnish, supply.
2. agree to, accede to, assent to, consent to, allow, let, permit, approve of, go along with; admit, concede, acquiesce in, yield, cede; submit to, comply with, adhere to, conform to.
3. transfer, convey, Both Law. bequeath, dower; assign, Law. devise, transmit; will, pass on, hand down, commit, entrust; consign, lease, let, rent.
-n. 4. endowment, contribution, donation; benefit, boon, benefaction, bestowal, bestowment; present, gift, Fr. cadeau, award, tribute, honorarium; largess, bounty; offering, favor, douceur, gratuity, tip, fee; dole, handout, alms, allotment, share, portion; pension, subsidy, subvention, subscription.
5. fellowship, scholarship, assistantship, stipend, allowance.
6. transfer, conveyance, consignment, bequeathal, Law. bequest, Law. legacy, Law. dower, dowry, Law. devise, will.
granulate, v. grain, powder, levigate, pulverize, triturate, comminute; crush, grind, pound, bray; crumble, crumb, fragment, disintegrate; roughen, file, rasp, scrape, abrade,
granule, n. grain, particle, crumb, bit, corpuscle, fragment, mite; pellet, bead, pebble, globule; seed, spore, Biol, sporule.
graph, n. grid, chart, diagram, table, map, blueprint, picture, drawing, sketch, outline,
graphic, adj. 1. pictorial, picturesque, descriptive, expressive, realistic; particular, detailed; distinct, well-defined, well-delineated, well-drawn, vivid, striking, telling; cogent, effective, forcible, lively, energetic, trenchant; explicit, express, specific, definite, precise, exact, pointed; lucid, clear, crystal-clear, manifest, plain, obvious, unmistakable; unequivocal, unambiguous, outright, out-and-out.