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Gratin : The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, dish itself, as crusts bread, game, or poultry.
Gratinate : To cook, as macaroni, in a savory juice or sauce until juice is absorbed and a crisp surface forms.
Grating : of Grate ;; A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent. ;; A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating. ;; The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice used for the flooring of boats. ;; That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh. ;; A harsh sound caused by attrition. ;; A system of close equidistant parallel lines or bars, esp. lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction. Gratings have been made with over 40,000 such lines to the inch, but those with a somewhat smaller number give the best definition.
Gratiolin : One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop (Gratiola officinalis).
Gratis : For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.
Gratitude : The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received; thankfulness.
Gratuitous : Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice. ;; Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption.
Gratuity : Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present. ;; Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.
Gratulate : To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate. ;; Worthy of gratulation.
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