grubbiness
— Noun
– English
~ the state of being grimy
grubby
— Adjective
– English
~ infested with grubs
grubby
— Adjective
– English
~ thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"
grubby
— Noun
– English
~ small sculpin of the coast of New England
grubstake
— Verb
– English
~ supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits
grubstake
— Noun
– English
~ funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
grudge
— Verb
– English
~ accept or admit unwillingly
grudge
— Verb
– English
~ bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
grudge
— Noun
– English
~ a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
grudging
— Adjective
– English
~ of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"
grudging
— Adjective
– English
~ petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
grudgingly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a grudging manner; "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by"
gruel
— Noun
– English
~ a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
grueling
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"