noun Download 🔗Share A complaint, often a petty or trivial one. Examples : "The employee's main gripes about the new office were the uncomfortable chairs and the weak coffee. " attitude communication society human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. Examples : "The maintenance crew checked the gripes on the lifeboat davit to ensure they were strong enough for the upcoming safety inspection. " nautical sailing technical machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Grasp; clutch; grip Examples : "The toddler's gripes on her mother's leg were strong as she begged not to be left at daycare. " action ability Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is grasped; a handle; a grip. Examples : "the gripe of a sword" part thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. Examples : "The crane operator checked the gripes on the metal beam to ensure they were secure before lifting it. " device machine technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Oppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress. Examples : "the gripe of poverty" suffering condition situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines. Examples : "After eating the undercooked beans, she suffered from stomach gripes all night. " medicine physiology sensation body suffering disease Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. Examples : "Sentence: "The shipwright carefully examined the gripes, ensuring it was securely fastened to the keel to provide a strong forefoot for the vessel." " nautical part structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. Examples : "The ship's gripes ensured it held a steady course into the wind. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted. Examples : "The captain checked the gripes to ensure the lifeboats were securely fastened to the deck during the storm. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin. Examples : "Seeing the gripes circling overhead, the hikers knew a dead animal lay nearby. " animal bird mythology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To complain; to whine. Examples : "Even though the work was easy, he still gripes about having to do it. " attitude communication language word emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To annoy or bother. Examples : "My little brother gripes whenever I ask him to do chores. " attitude emotion character human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm. Examples : "The sailboat kept gripping into the wind, requiring the sailor to constantly adjust the rudder. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances. Examples : "The spicy chili I ate for lunch began to gripes my stomach later in the afternoon, causing me intense cramping. " medicine physiology body disease sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To suffer griping pains. Examples : "After eating the bad street food, she gripes all night with stomach cramps. " medicine physiology body sensation disease suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something). Examples : "The toddler gripes at the colorful toy just out of reach. " action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To seize or grasp. Examples : "The tired mechanic gripes the rusty wrench, struggling to loosen the bolt. " action physiology body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading