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• grat´ing|ly — grat|ing1 «GRAY tihng», noun. 1. a framework of bars over a window or opening; grate. Windows in a prison, bank, or ticket office usually having gratings over them. SYNONYM(S): grille. 2. Physics. = diffraction grating. (Cf. ↑diffraction grating) …   Useful english dictionary

• grat|ing — grat|ing1 «GRAY tihng», noun. 1. a framework of bars over a window or opening; grate. Windows in a prison, bank, or ticket office usually having gratings over them. SYNONYM(S): grille. 2. Physics. = diffraction grating. (Cf. ↑diffraction grating) …   Useful english dictionary

• grat — con·grat·u·lant; con·grat·u·late; con·grat·u·la·tion; con·grat·u·la·tor; con·grat·u·la·to·ry; grat; grat·er; grat·i·cule; grat·i·fi·able; grat·i·fi·ca·tion; grat·i·fied·ly; grat·i·fi·er; grat·i·fy; grat·i·fy·ing·ly; grat·in; grat·i·nate;… …   English syllables

• grat´er — grate1 «grayt», noun, verb, grat|ed, grat|ing. –n. 1. a framework of iron bars to hold burning fuel in a furnace or fireplace: »Many of the small hot coals fell through the grate. 2. = fireplace. (Cf. ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• grat´i|fy´ing|ly — grat|i|fy «GRAT uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to give pleasure to; please: »Praise gratifies most people. SYNONYM(S): delight. 2. to give satisfaction to; satisfy; indulge: » …   Useful english dictionary

• grat´i|fi´er — grat|i|fy «GRAT uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to give pleasure to; please: »Praise gratifies most people. SYNONYM(S): delight. 2. to give satisfaction to; satisfy; indulge: » …   Useful english dictionary

• grat|i|fy — «GRAT uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to give pleasure to; please: »Praise gratifies most people. SYNONYM(S): delight. 2. to give satisfaction to; satisfy; indulge: » …   Useful english dictionary

• grat|i|nate — «GRAT uh nayt», transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to cook (a dish) with a topping of crumbs, grated cheese, or thick cream sauce …   Useful english dictionary

• grat- Ⅱ — *grat germ., Verb: nhd. weinen, schreien; ne. weep, cry (Verb); Rekontruktionsbasis: as.; Etymologie: idg. *gʰrēd , Verb, weinen, Pokorny 439; s …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

• grat|u|late — «GRACH uh layt», verb, lat|ed, lat|ing, adjective. Archaic. –v.t. 1. to express joy at; congratulate: »I gratulate the news (Ben Jonson). 2. to welcome; …   Useful english dictionary