grand¹ /grand/

1. Exalted
2. Magnificent
3. Dignified
4. Sublime
5. Imposing
6. Would-be-imposing
7. On a great scale
8. Pre-eminent
9. Supreme
10. Chief
11. Main
12. In complete form
13. In full proportions
14. Very good (informal)

1. A grand piano
2. A thousand dollars or pounds (slang)

grandˈly adverb

grandˈness noun

grand-duˈcal adjective

Relating to a grand duke

grand duchess noun

1. The wife or widow of a grand duke
2. A woman of the same rank as a grand duke in her own right

grand duke noun

A title of sovereignty over a grand duchy, first created by the Pope in 1569 for the rulers of Florence and Tuscany, later assumed by certain German and Russian imperial princes

grand juror noun

A member of a grand jury, a special jury in the USA (and until 1933 in Britain) which decides whether there is sufficient evidence to put an accused person on trial

grand larceny see larceny

grand march noun

The processional opening of a ball

grandmasˈter noun

1. Orig the title given to a chess player winning a major international tournament, now given to a player achieving a high score in three major tournaments
2. Any exceptionally skilled player

Grand Master noun

The head of a religious order of knighthood (Hospitallers, Templars, and Teutonic Knights), or of the Freemasons, etc

Grand Mufti noun

The head of the Muslim religious community in several Middle-Eastern countries

Grand National noun

A steeplechase held annually at Aintree in Liverpool

grand old man noun (informal)

A person commanding great respect and veneration

grand opera see under opera¹

grand piano noun

A large harp-shaped piano, with horizontal strings

grand slam noun

1. A contract to win every trick (bridge)
2. The winning of all the major championships in a season (sport, eg tennis, golf)
3. A home run hit when there is a runner at each base, scoring four runs (baseball)

grandˈstand noun

An elevated structure on a racecourse, etc, with tiered seating, affording a good view for spectators

intransitive verb (informal)

To show off

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