Definitions for grands

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grands grand

Spelling: [grand]

IPA: /grænd/

Grands is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 121 anagrams from letters in grands (adgnrs).

Definitions for grands

noun

1. grand piano.
2. Informal. an amount equal to a thousand dollars:

adjective

1. impressive in size, appearance, or general effect:
2. stately, majestic, or dignified:
3. highly ambitious or idealistic:
4. magnificent or splendid:
5. noble or revered:
6. highest, or very high, in rank or official dignity:
7. main or principal; chief:
8. of great importance, distinction, or pretension:
9. complete or comprehensive:
10. pretending to grandeur, as a result of minor success, good fortune, etc.; conceited:
11. first-rate; very good; splendid:
12. Music. written on a large scale or for a large ensemble:

Origin of grands

1350-1400; 1920-25 for def 14; Middle English gra(u)nd, gra(u)nt Old French grant, grand Latin grand- (stem of grandis) great, large full-grown

Examples for grands

"Men say it is not so grand as the statue of Zeus, that we have at Olympia," replied the boy.

I am one of those who have been into the house, and have found my father—oh, so grand!

At grand Central Station, demonstrators held a die-in, Gothamist reported.

And jest when I was lookin' forward to luxury and palaces in England, and everything so grand!

A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.

But light and motion and a grand future are waiting for such as he.

A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.

The French were the grand improvers of every thing, though only for their own objects.

The police departments say procedures were followed, and grand juries have listened.

Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?