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Grotto (National Speleological Society)
A Grotto is an internal organization of the National Speleological Society . They generally function as the local NSS chapter/club. Many Grottos however, operate in areas outside of their local area, with many operating in several states. Most Grottos also participate in Regions which are loose associations of Grottos

Grouchy
Grouchy is a French surname.* Jean de Grouchy , knight at the time of the Hundred Years War* Johannes de Grocheio , a French musical theorist

Ground
Ground may refer to:* Earth's surface* Soil, a mixture of clay, sand and organic matter present on the surface of the Earth and serving as substrate for plant growth and micro-organisms development

Ground (album)
Ground is the second album by the Nels Cline Trio. Initially it was to be a 7", but reviewing the demos Krown Pocket director Brian Rosser suggested an album.-Track listing:# "Cropped"# "A Sudden Interest"# "Beer Bottle Collection"# "Tent City"

Ground (area)
A ground is a unit of area used in India approximately equal to 203 square metres . After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit is being phased out. However, it is still popular in Real Estate parlance.-References:

Ground beef
Beef mince, ground beef, hamburger meat , hamburg or minced meat is a minced meat food, made of beef finely chopped by a mincer. It is used in many recipes including hamburgers and cottage pie

Ground effect
Ground effect may refer to:* Ground effect in aircraft, mostly related to aerodynamic lift* Ground effect in cars, an effect that creates downforce, primarily in racing cars

Ground Forces
The Hungarian Ground Forces are one of the branches of the Hungarian armed forces. It is the army which handles Ground activities and troops including artillery, tanks, APC's, IFV's and ground support

Ground out
Ground out may refer to:*In baseball rules, when a batted ball hits the ground in fair territory, but a defensive player is able to gain possession of the ball and touch first base before the batter-runner arrives.

Ground zero
The term ground zero describes the point on the Earth's surface closest to a detonation

Ground Zero (1987 film)
Ground Zero is an Australian drama-thriller about a cinematographer who, prompted by curiosity about some old film footage taken by his father, embarks on a quest to find out the truth about British nuclear tests at Maralinga

Ground Zero (Deathlands novel)
Ground Zero is the twenty-seventh book in the series of Deathlands. It was written by Laurence James under the house name James Axler.-External links:*

Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. Such ceremonies are often attended by dignitaries such as politicians and businessmen

Grounded
Grounded, may refer to:*Grounding , restrictions placed on movement or privileges*Grounded, a song by My Vitriol*Unaccompanied Minors, a film*Grounded , a comic book by Mark Sable for Image Comics

Grounded (comics)
Grounded is a coming-of-age story by Mark Sable and Paul Azaceta about a boy without super-powers who is sent to a high-school for super-powered teens. It was originally published as a six-issue limited series by Image Comics and was later collected in a trade paperback edition.-Interviews:**

Groundhog
The groundhog , also known as a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or in some areas as a land-beaver, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the woodchuck is a lowland creature

Groundling
A groundling was a person that frequented the Globe Theatre in the early 17th century who was too poor to pay to be able to sit on one of the three levels of the theatre. By paying one penny, they could stand in "the Pit", also called "the Yard", just below the stage to watch the play. Standing in the pit was uncomfortable, and people were usually packed in tightly

Groundnut
Groundnut can mean:* Seeds that ripen underground, of the following plants, all in the Faboideae subfamily of the legumes:** Arachis villosulicarpa** Bambara groundnut** Hausa groundnut** Peanut* Roots and tubers:** Apios americana

Groundsel
Groundsel can refer to:*various flowering plants in genus Senecio**especially the species Senecio vulgaris, also known as Common groundsel**Welsh groundsel, Senecio cambrensis**York radiate groundsel, Senecio eboracensis

Groundskeeping
Groundskeeping is the activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically in an institutional setting. It includes mowing grass, trimming hedges, pulling weeds, planting flowers, etc. The U.S. Department of Labor estimated that more than 900,000 workers are employed in the landscape and groundskeeping services industry in the United States in 2006

Groundswell
Groundswell is the first LP album by Parts & Labor, released in 2003 on JMZ Records. The album is entirely instrumental. The enhanced content features a video for the song "Intervention".-Track listing:#"It's Not the End of the World" – 0:34

Group
A group is a number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.- Mathematics :* Group , a set together with a binary operation satisfying certain algebraic conditions** Group theory, the study of groups

Group (database)
group is a name service database used to store group information on Unix-like operating systems.The sources for the group database are configured, like other name service databases, in nsswitch.conf.

Group (stratigraphy)
A group in stratigraphy is a lithostratigraphic unit, a part of the geologic record or rock column that consists of defined rock strata. Groups are divided into formations and are sometimes themselves grouped into "supergroups".

Group theory
In mathematics and abstract algebra, group theory studies the algebraic structures known as groups.The concept of a group is central to abstract algebra: other well-known algebraic structures, such as rings, fields, and vector spaces can all be seen as groups endowed with additional operations and axioms

Grouper
Groupers are fish of any of a number of genera in the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, in the order Perciformes.Not all serranids are called groupers; the family also includes the sea basses. The common name grouper is usually given to fish in one of two large genera: Epinephelus and Mycteroperca

Grouper (disambiguation)
Grouper can mean:*A grouper is a type of fish*In Australia, 'Groupers' was an informal term for members of the Industrial Groups.* Grouper is the moniker of Liz Harris, a musician from Portland, Oregon.

Groupie
A groupie is a person who seeks emotional and sexual intimacy with a musician or other celebrity. "Groupie" is derived from group in reference to a musical group, but the word is also used in a more general sense, especially in casual conversation.

Grouping
Grouping is a form of hierarchical knowledge representation, similar to mind mapping, concept mapping and argument mapping, all of which need to observe at least some of the principles of grouping.

Grouping (disambiguation)
Grouping is a form of hierarchical knowledge representation.Grouping may also refer to:* The Grouping Act, also known as the Railways Act 1921, an enactment by the British government intended to move the railways away from internal competition

Groupthink
Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon that occurs within groups of people. It is the mode of thinking that happens when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints

Grouse
Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. They are sometimes considered a family Tetraonidae, though the American Ornithologists' Union and many others include grouse as a subfamily Tetraoninae in the family Phasianidae

Grout
Grout is a construction material used to embed rebars in masonry walls, connect sections of pre-cast concrete, fill voids, and seal joints . Grout is generally composed of a mixture of water, cement, sand, often color tint, and sometimes fine gravel

Grout (disambiguation)
Grout is a construction material.* Grout curtain is a specific construction applicationGrout may also refer to:* Grout , early automobiles manufactured by the Grout Brothers in Orange, Massachusetts* Grout Township, Michigan

Grove
People, places, and things commonly known as grove include:* Grove , a small group of trees* Sacred grove, a small group of trees used as a place of worship- People :* Amanda Grove, Court TV personality

Groves
-Places:* Groves, Texas, a city in Texas in the United States* The Groves, an area of York, England* See :Category:Sacred groves for various places considered sacred groves* Pleasant Groves, Alabama, a town in Alabama in the United States

Groves (surname)
Groves is a surname, and may refer to:* Andrew Groves, British Fashion Designer* Anthony Norris Groves, British missionary* Charles Groves, British conductor* Colin Groves, Australian primatologist* Eddy Groves, Australian businessman

Grow
Grow may refer to:* Growth, an increase in some quantity over time or a measure of some principal* GROW, a non-profit peer support and mutual aid organization for recovery from, and prevention of, serious mental illness

GROW
GROW is a peer support and mutual-aid organization for recovery from, and prevention of, serious mental illness. GROW was founded in Sydney, Australia in 1957 by Father Cornelius B. "Con" Keogh, a Roman Catholic priest, and psychiatric patients who sought help with their mental illness in Alcoholics Anonymous . Consequently, GROW adapted many of AA's principles and practices

Grow (Kubb song)
"Grow" is the third single from alternative rock band Kubb's debut album, Mother. The album was released in late 2005 and the single was released on February 6, 2006. It became the group's first Top 20 hit, peaking at #18 in the UK Singles Chart

Grow Up (book)
Grow Up is a book by British comedian and actor, Keith Allen.

Growing
Growing may refer to:* Growth* Growing , a noise band currently based in Brooklyn, New York* Growing , a 2007 album by the instrumental rock band Sleeping People

Growing (Sleeping People album)
Growing is the second studio album by Sleeping People, released on October 9, 2007. The final track, "People Staying Awake", is the only Sleeping People track to feature vocals, which are provided by Rob Crow from Pinback.-Track listing:

Growing Pains (album)
Growing Pains is the eighth studio album by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige. The album was released on December 18, 2007 by Geffen Records. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 selling 629,000 copies in its first week

Growl
Growl is a global notification system for the Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. Applications can use Growl to display small notifications about events which the user deems important, in a consistent manner

Growl (video game)
Growl, known in Japan as , is a belt-scrolling beat-'em-up originally released for the arcades by Taito in . Set in the early 20th century, the player controls a forest ranger who must protect the local wildlife from a group of evil poachers who are driving the animals to extinction. A home version was released for the Sega Genesis on November 1991

Growler
Growler may refer to:* Growler , for testing electric motors* Growler , pseudonym of singer Errol Duke* Growler , an internally transportable vehicle, or a horse-drawn carriage known as a Clarence

Grownup
Grownup may refer to:* Adult* Grown-Ups, a 1980 British BBC television film* Grown Ups , a British sitcom* Grown Ups , an American sitcom* Grownups , a British sitcom

Growth
Growth refers to an increase in some quantity over time.The quantity can be:*Physical *Abstract .

Groyne
A groyne is a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore or from a bank that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment. In the ocean, groynes create beaches, or avoid having them washed away by longshore drift. In a river, groynes prevent erosion and ice-jamming, which in turn aids navigation

Grub Street
Until the early 19th century, Grub Street was a street close to London's impoverished Moorfields district that ran from Fore Street east of St Giles-without-Cripplegate north to Chiswell Street

Grub Street (disambiguation)
Grub Street may refer to:*Grub Street, a street in London's Moorfields district, and one-time home to impoverished "hack writers"*Grub Street , a magazine from Towson University, Maryland, USA

Grub Street (literary magazine)
Grub Street is Towson University's arts and literary magazine. Published yearly, the magazine features the writings and artwork of Towson students and others in the community. The magazine is nationally recognized and has won many awards given by the Columbia Press Association

Grudge
A grudge is something that is held against someone for something or an issue they haven't resolved peacefully or discussed.Grudge may refer to:*The Grudge, a horror film**The Grudge *The Grudge , an album by Mortiis

Grudge Match
Grudge Match may refer to:*Grudge Match , a website that staged fictitious fights and contests between pop culture figures*Grudge Match , an episode of the TV series "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

Grudge Match (website)
Grudge Match, also known as the WWWF , is a website that stages fictitious fights and contests between pop culture characters and icons

Gruel
Gruel is a food preparation consisting of some type of cereal—oat, wheat or rye flour, or rice—boiled in water or milk. It is a thinner version of porridge that may be more often drunk than eaten and need not even be cooked

Gruff
Gruff may refer to:*Gruff, a tone of voice or nature*Gruff's, Servants of The Summer Faire Court in Jim Butchers The Dresden Files series*The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Norwegian folk-tale The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".

Grumpy
Grumpy may refer to:* Grumpy Old Men * Grumpier Old Men* Grumpy Old Men * Grumpy Old Women* The Grumpy Old Bookman* Mr. Grumpy* Grumpy, a character from the 1937 Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Grundy (horse)
Grundy was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. He was a leading two-year-old in 1974 and went on to win the Epsom Derby in 1975

Grunt (G.I. Joe)
Grunt is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is an infantryman with the G.I. Joe Team and debuted in 1982.-Profile:

Grunts (film)
Grunts is an award winning gay pornographic film directed by Chris Ward and Ben Leon, produced by Raging Stallion Studios. Featuring a military theme with high budget sets and props the films shooting cost in the vicinity of US$250,000 with 40 scenes and 12 hours of footage

Grus
Grus can refer to* Grus , a genus of birds in the crane family.* Grus , the constellation "Crane"* Grus or grit , a clastic sediment composed of hard, often abrasive granules of a size range between sand and pebbles, typically from exfoliation of bedrock * Grus, the historical sword of Boleslaw Krzywousty Grus can refer to* Grus (genus), a genus of birds in the crane family.* Grus (constellation), the constellation "Crane"* Grus (geology) or grit (geology), a clastic sediment composed of hard, often abrasive granules of a size range between sand and pebbles, typically from exfoliation of bedrock (typically granite)* Grus, the historical sword of Boleslaw Krzywousty Grus can refer to* Grus (genus), a genus of birds in the crane family.* Grus (constellation), the constellation "Crane"* Grus (geology) or grit (geology), a clastic sediment composed of hard, often abrasive granules of a size range between sand and pebbles, typically from exfoliation of bedrock (typically granite)* Grus, the historical sword of Boleslaw Krzywousty (Boleslaus

Grus (genus)
Grus is a genus of large birds in the crane family.-Species:* Common Crane, Grus grus* Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis** Lesser Sandhill Crane or Little Brown Crane, Grus canadensis

Gruyère
Gruyère may refer to:*Gruyère , a district of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland,*Gruyère , a hard yellow cheese made from cow's milk, named after the town of Gruyères

Gryphon (album)
Gryphon is the debut album by the progressive rock band Gryphon. It was originally released in 1973 by Transatlantic, catalogue number TRA 262.

Gryphon (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
The Gryphon is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll in the popular book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. True to the conventional view of a gryphon, he has the head, talons, and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.-Role and personality:

Gryphon (film)
Gryphon also known as Attack of the Gryphon is a 2007 film directed by Andrew Prowse, starring Amber Benson, Jonathan LaPaglia, and Larry Drake

GTG
The acronyms Gtg, GTG, or gtg can refer to:Slang* 'Got To Go', Internet slang* 'Good To Go', Good To Go meaning 'everything is okay' in Military slangEngineering, science and technology