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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grizzly \Griz"zly\, a. Somewhat gray; grizzled.
Old squirrels that turn grizzly.
--Bacon.
Grizzly bear (Zo["o]l.), a large and ferocious bear ( Ursus horribilis) of Western North America and the Rocky Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its claws.
Grizzly \Griz"zly\, n.; pl. Grizzlies.
(Zo["o]l.) A grizzly bear. See under Grizzly, a.
pl. In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.]
--Raymond.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. 1 grey-haired, greyish. 2 (misspelling of grisly English) [Listed by Merriam-Webster Unabridged as a legitimate variant spelling.] n. 1 A grizzly bear. 2 (context US dialect English) In hydraulic mine, a grating used to catch and throw out large stones from the sluices.
WordNet
adj. showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head" [syn: gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar, hoary, white-haired]
[also: grizzliest, grizzlier]
n. powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America [syn: grizzly bear, silvertip, silver-tip, Ursus horribilis, Ursus arctos horribilis]
[also: grizzliest, grizzlier]
Wikipedia
The grizzly bear or grizzly (Ursus arctos ssp.) is the great brown bear of North America.
Grizzly may also refer to:
Grizzly is the name of four unrelated fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One is a wild west villain, one is an A.I.M. Agent, one is a foe of Spider-Man, and the fourth is a mutant who was a member of Six Pack.
Grizzly (also known as Killer Grizzly) is a 1976 thriller film directed by William Girdler, about a 15-foot tall, man-eating grizzly bear that terrorizes a National Forest. It stars Christopher George, Andrew Prine and Richard Jaeckel. Widely considered a Jaws rip-off, Grizzly used many of the same plot devices as its shark predecessor, a huge box office success during the previous year 1975.
In 1983, a sequel Grizzly II: The Predator was shot, but never released. The abortive project provided early roles for both Charlie Sheen and George Clooney. The giant grizzly bear in the film was portrayed by a bear named Teddy who was 11 ft. tall.
Grizzly is the fifteenth novel in World of Adventure series by Gary Paulsen. It was published on October 6, 1997 by Random House.
Grizzly is a wooden roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. The grounds of the ride are densely forested, with the intended thrills heightened from the illusion of inadequate clearance between the track and trees. The attraction opened in 1982, and the double-figure-eight layout is based closely on the defunct Coney Island Wildcat. A similar version of this ride operates at Canada's Wonderland as Wild Beast.
Grizzly is an American brand of dipping tobacco (moist snuff) that was introduced in 2001 and is made by the American Snuff Company. It is available in pouches, Fine Cut, Long Cut, Wide Cut, and Extra Long Cut.
Grizzly was launched in 2001 at a lower price point and was originally available in Long Cut Wintergreen (Green tin) and Fine Cut Natural (Red tin). By the end of 2006, Long Cut Straight (Maroon tin), Long Cut Mint (Blue tin), Long Cut Natural (Silver tin) and Fine Cut Wintergreen (Olive tin) were also introduced. Snuff and Wintergreen Pouches were released in 2008, and also began an attempt to change its market position into a premium brand. Metal lids became standard in 2010, replacing the previous all-plastic cans. Wide Cut Wintergreen was released in 2014 and Dark Wintergreen Long Cut and Pouches were released in 2015.
As of December 2014, Grizzly was cited as the flagship brand of Reynolds American with a 31.1% market share in snuff brands.
The Grizzly and the Grizzly 2.0 is a 3D printed .22-caliber rifle created around August 2013. It was created using a Stratasys Dimension 1200es printer. It was created by a Canadian only known by the pseudo name "Matthew" and told The Verge that he is in his late 20s, and his main job is making tools for the construction industry.
The original Grizzly fired 1 shot then broke Grizzly 2.0 fired 14 bullets before getting damaged due to the strain. According to the Daily Mail, the Grizzly 2.0 performed so well that the inventor "Matthew" was able to put it to his shoulder and shot off three rounds with the rifle pressed against his cheek without hurting him.
Usage examples of "grizzly".
Bared teeth glistened in a face that looked like a cross between an Akita and a grizzly bear.
Juan had told him about the Californio bull and bear fights, a bull and a grizzly either chained together or put into a pit and aggravated until they turned on one another.
SHIP OF THE LINE receiving hails of congratulations and fair weather from dozens of spectator vessels, and even one from a grizzly tanker captain who swears he took a shot at the Enterprise-C once upon a time.
Grizzly Claw for my boots and guns, or what to do, when all to onst I remembered what Bill and Jim had said about a cave and a path running to it.
Reptilian directed his personal guard, and they sprinted toward Grizzly, never considering for a moment the futility of pitting their pikes against an automatic rifle.
Grizzly was slashing furiously, ducking and weaving to avoid the pikes, a smile on his face, as if he was thoroughly enjoying himself.
Sonny Boy, Grizzly, Skinhead, Popeye, Piano, and the others were camped far from the battlelines.
The young chief of the Skidi Pawnee had not changed much since the time he had dragged Luke out of the weed-choked ravine where he had fallen after being almost clawed to death by a grizzly.
The instant the grizzly bear beheld Dick Varley standing in his path, he rose on his hind legs and made a loud hissing noise, like a man breathing quick, but much harsher.
Libyan-Amazons of Diodorus--that is to say, the Libyans of the Iberian race--must be identified with the Libyans with brown and grizzly skin, of whom Brugsch has already pointed out the representations figured on the Egyptian monuments of the fourth dynasty.
Blade, Athena, and Grizzly, all wearing ill-fitting white parkas, followed.
Bruno and Origen and a long line of subsequent Realizers, to a grizzly death for both political and religious reasonsit was simultaneously a threat to the state and to the old religion.
Grizzly had explained to her the necessity of not antagonizing the Reptiloids, not if they wanted to acquire their trust.
Grizzly faced the charging Reptiloids, raised his arms above his head, and roared his defiant challenge.
Next to his Grizzlies, Sundance preferred the FN over any other weapon in the massive Family armory.