- grip|ple
- grip|ple «GRIHP uhl», adjective.Dialect. griping; grasping; avaricious: »
While gripple owners still refuse to others what they cannot use (Scott).
╂[Old English gripul, related to grīpan grasp]
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ple — ple·iad; ple·i·dae; ple·na·ri·ly; ple·nar·ty; ple·na·ry; ple·ne; ple·ni·lune; ple·nip·o·tence; ple·nip·o·tent; ple·nist; ple·o·chro·ic; ple·och·ro·ism; ple·och·ro·ous; ple·o·cy·to·sis; ple·o·dont; ple·o·mas·tia; ple·o·ma·zia; ple·o·me·tro·sis;… … English syllables
grip — grip; grip·er; grip·less; grip·man; grip·per; grip·pit; grip·ple; grip·py; grip·ing·ly; grip·ping·ly; grip·ping·ness; … English syllables
grap|ple — «GRAP uhl», verb, pled, pling, noun. –v.t. 1. to seize and hold fast; grip or hold firmly: »The dog grappled the thief s leg in his jaws, pulling the thief to the ground. SYNONYM(S): grasp, clinch. 2. to fasten with a grapple; attach firmly:… … Useful english dictionary
gripple — grip·ple … English syllables
Gripple — Grip ple, n. A grasp; a gripe. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gripple — Grip ple, a. [Dim. fr. gripe.] Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grippleness — Grip ple*ness, n. The quality of being gripple. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] … Useful english dictionary
