Entertainment / Tennis / Grand Slam: The four most prestigious tournaments in a year: the australian open, the french open (or roland garros), wimbledon and the u.s. open. Winning the grand slam is winning all four in a calendar year.
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Grand Noun Synonyms: large, great, huge, immense, enormous, impressive, imposing, splendid, fine, majestic, stately, lofty, monumental, lavish, magnificent, opulent, luxurious, palatial, sumptuous, posh
Grand Adjective Synonyms: flamboyant, overdone, histrionic, ostentatious, pretentious, grandiose, lordly
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Slam Verb Synonyms: criticize, attack, vilify, pillory, run down, disparage, denigrate, denounce, put down, flay, pounce on or upon, shoot down, pan, slate
Slam Noun Synonyms: shut, fling closed, bang
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Science / Astrology / Grand Trine: The aspect pattern formed when three planets, each in a different sign of the same triplicity (air, earth, fire or water), trine each other. A grand trine permits smooth flow of energies among the pla MORE
Business / Finance / Grandfather Clause: Performance measure developed by John Graham and Campbell Harvey. The idea is to lever the S&P 500 portfolio to exactly match the volatility of the fund. The difference between the fund's return and t MORE
Entertainment / Baseball / Grand Slam: A home run that is hit with a runner on every base. This hit scores 4 runs. MORE
Health / Disease / Grand Rounds: Training sessions for physicians and other health care providers about health topics. MORE
Entertainment / Ballet / Grand Rond De Jambe: the leg is straightened and sustained at grand battement height, with the foot making the circle high. Requires advanced 'extension' flexibility and strength. If not reversed, foot returns past the kn MORE
Science / Psychiatry / Grandiosity: An inflated appraisal of ones worth, power, knowledge, importance, or identity. When extreme, grandiosity may be of delusional proportions. MORE