griffin
1a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
Origin of griffin
1- Also grif·fon, gryph·on [grif-uhn] /ˈgrɪf ən/ .
Other words from griffin
- grif·fin·esque, adjective
Words Nearby griffin
Other definitions for griffin (2 of 3)
(in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.
Origin of griffin
2Other words from griffin
- grif·fin·age, grif·fin·hood, grif·fin·ism, noun
- grif·fin·ish, adjective
Other definitions for Griffin (3 of 3)
a city in W Georgia.
a male given name.
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How to use griffin in a sentence
Missing from much of the action were Lois griffin and Marge Simpson.
The Griffins Go to Springfield: ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Family Guy’ Collide | Rich Goldstein | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe series begins with a voiceover from a 9-year-old boy named Charlie (griffin Gluck), basically a more precocious Meredith Grey.
‘Red Band Society’ Is Really Freaking Sad (And May Be TV’s Best New Drama) | Kevin Fallon | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTgriffin is herself a character in the novel, the invisible hand on the other end of the tape recorder in all the interviews.
griffin mined the portfolios of four artists to create the vast collection of images that dot the book.
griffin Dunne directed that episode and he wanted me to feel like a caged animal.
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There was the most portentous picture of a griffin on the first page, with verses below.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingGoodness only knew what a falchion was, but there was the griffin, and his history was an improvement upon the eternal Cat.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThe griffin carried off one sheep a day from a German village, till a man came with a "falchion" and split the griffin open.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingA more simple thing would be to take the griffin to your wife and bring her here.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PereThen, bring here the griffin of Signor Astolfo, and let me mount en croupe, and go to my wife.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
British Dictionary definitions for griffin (1 of 2)
griffon or gryphon
/ (ˈɡrɪfɪn) /
a winged monster with an eagle-like head and the body of a lion
Origin of griffin
1British Dictionary definitions for griffin (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡrɪfɪn) /
a newcomer to the Orient, esp one from W Europe
Origin of griffin
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