grainy, a. granular, granulate, granulated, granulous.
grand, a. [august], [imposing], [sublime], [stately], [magnificent], [splendid], palatial, [lofty], [consummate], [glorious], [superb], [elegant], [majestic], [gorgeous], [luxurious], impressive, [dignified], illustrious, [noble].
grandeur, n. [splendor], [magnificence], [elegance], sublimity, [majesty], augustness.
grandfather, n. grandsire, patriarch.
grandiose, a. impressing, [imposing]; [bombastic], turgid, declamatory, grandiloquent.
grandmother, n. grandam.
grandparent, n. Associated word: aval.
grant, v. convey, transfer, code; [give], bestow, [allot], [deign], vouchsafe; [admit], concede, [allow], comply, [permit].
grant, n. [conveyance], transfer, cession;, concession; [gift], [bounty], subsidy.
grant back. recede.