Definitions for grampus

grampus gram·pus

Spelling: [gram-puh s]
IPA: /ˈgræm pəs/

Grampus is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 223 anagrams from letters in grampus (agmprsu).

Definitions for grampus

noun

  1. a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
  2. any of various related cetaceans, as the killer whale, Orcinus (Orca) orca.
  3. a giant whip scorpion common to Florida.

Origin of grampus

1520-30; earlier grampoys, variant (by assimilation) of graundepose great fish, equivalent to graunde grand + pose, poys Middle French pois, peis Latin pisce- (stem

Examples for grampus

I watched her anxiously, both on my own account and that of grampus and the men with him.

We must try and get the foresail hoisted, grampus,” said I. “If we can, we may do yet.

From what I have seen of him at a distance, I should say that he was about the bigness of a grampus.

Towards evening grampus came up to me with a look of concern in his countenance.

I had come to the same conclusion that grampus had; but I wished to confirm my own opinion by his.

“This is no great misfortune,” said I to grampus when I came on deck.

I was more sorry at the thought of losing grampus than of anything else.

If they could have brought it, I am sure that grampus would never have got any.

When I got there, I found him all doubled up with asthma, wheezing like a grampus.

They were soon aboard the grampus, where their coming was a surprise to the crew.

Word Value for grampus
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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