grind
To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
Verb 4 meanings
To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
To shape with the force of friction.
“grind a lens; grind an axe”
To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
“This corn grinds well.”
Noun 4 meanings
The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
“This bag contains espresso grind.”
A tedious and laborious task.
“This homework is a grind.”
Etymology
From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan (“to grind”), from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną (“to crush, grind”).
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GRIND at a glance
GRIND has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (G 2 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + D 2) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,676 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with grind
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- GRAND7
- GRINS6
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