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Adjective
/grand/,
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grandest, superlative; grander, comparative;
  1. Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style
    • - a grand country house
    • - the dinner party was very grand
  2. Designed to impress through scale or splendor
    • - a grand gesture
  3. (of a person) Of high rank and with an appearance and manner appropriate to it
    • - she was such a grand lady
  4. Large or ambitious in scope or scale
    • - his grand design for the future of Europe
    • - collecting on a grand scale
  5. Used in names of places or buildings to suggest size or splendor
    • - the Grand Canyon
    • - the Grand Hotel
  6. Denoting the largest or most important item of its kind
    • - the grand entrance
  7. Of the highest rank (used esp. in official titles)
    • - the grand duke
  8. (of a crime) Serious
    • - grand theft
  9. Very good or enjoyable; excellent
    • - we had a grand day
  10. (in names of family relationships) Denoting one generation removed in ascent or descent
    • - a grand-niece
Noun
  1. A thousand dollars or pounds
    • - he gets thirty-five grand a year
  2. A grand piano

  1. expansive: of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
  2. thousand: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  3. august: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
  4. grand piano: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
  5. deluxe: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
  6. fantastic: extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
  7. exalted: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
  8. large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge is a grand structure"
  9. Grandparents are the father or mother of a person's own father and/or mother. Everyone who is not a chimera has a maximum of four genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, etc. ...
  10. Grand is the third album by Erin McKeown. Released in 2003, it was her first album for Nettwerk Records.
  11. Grand was a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's North Side Main Line, which is now part of the Brown Line. The station was located at Grand Avenue and Franklin Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Chicago. Grand was situated south of Chicago and north of Merchandise Mart. ...
  12. Grand (also Grand/State) is an underground 'L' station on the CTA's Red Line. It serves the Navy Pier, which is accessible via bus on Illinois Street one block south.
  13. Grand is the second album release from Brooklyn-based band Matt & Kim, recorded entirely in the Vermont home where Matt grew up. It was released on January 20, 2009 on Fader. The album was named after Grand Street where the duo live.
  14. One-act plays by Tennessee Williams is a list of the one-act plays written by American playwright Tennessee Williams.
  15. One thousand dollars; One thousand pounds sterling; A grand piano; Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake; Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, ...
  16. excellent, beautiful. "Oh, the Christmas decorations look just grand!"
  17. It draws a thousand dollars.
  18. GBP£ 1,000 (also known as a Big'un).
  19. the Grand American Tournament. The annual national tournament sponsored by the ATA at its permanent grounds at Vandalia, Ohio, usually the third week in August.
  20. "I don't have to stand upright," said Tom grandly.
  21. Of or relating to a crime involving the theft of money or property valued more than a statutorily established amount, greater than petty but below the threshold of epic.
  22. a thousand pounds (£1,000 or $1,000) Not pluralised in full form. Shortened to 'G' (usually plural form also) or less commonly 'G's'. Originated in the USA in the 1920s, logically an association with the literal meaning - full or large.
  23. (adj) Fine. Good. “Who me? Sure, I’m grand”
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  25. a piano type where the strings are stretched horizontally, parallel to the floor. Grand piano is categorized according to length (measured from the tail to the front of the keyboard trim), as baby-grand, grand, professional, etc.