Grind

/ˈɡɹaɪnd/

Synonyms for "grind" (493 found)

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Closest matches (99)

Noun(4 words)

ablate abrade abrase aculeate acuminate afflict agonize ail application apply atomize badger barb barkbeast of burdenbeatbeat downbeaten pathbelch bibliolater

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bibliolatrist bibliomane bibliomaniac bibliophage bibliophile bibliophilist bite blare blat bone boning booklover bookworm brainwork bray breakbreak into piecesbreak to piecesbreak upbrecciate browbeat bulldoze bully bureaucracy bureaucratism burnburn the midnight oilburr buzz cackle castrate caw chafe champ chaw chewchew the cudchew upchinoiserie chirr chomp chorechurn outclamp down onclang clangor clank clash coerce comminute compel con conning contemplate contemplation contriturate convulse cow cram cramming crash craunch croak crucify crumb crumble crump

Verb(6 words)

bray clench clunked comminute cranch craunch

Preposition(1 words)

by machine

Adjective(1 words)

coarse ground

Strong matches (148)

crunch crush cuspidate cutcut to piecesdaily grinddaunt demolish despotize diffuse digdirty workdisintegrate disperse disrupt distress domineerdomineer overdonkeywork drill

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drudge drudgery edge elucubrate emery employment engrossment enslave erase erode examine excruciate exercise exertionextensive studyfagfailing studentfatigue fester file fission flour fragment fray frazzle fret gallgalley slavegenerategive paingnash gnawgnaw awaygo overgrain granulate granulize grate grazegreasy grindgrind downgrind to powdergrinding gripe grit groan groove growl grub grumble gum hack hammerhammer awayhammer away athandiwork handwork harass harrow harry headwork hector henpeck hone hound hurt ill-treat industry inflameinflict paininspection intimidate irritate jangle jarjog trotkeep downkeep underkill by incheslabor lacerate levigate licklick of worklord it overlucubrate lucubrationmake mincemeat ofmaltreat

Verb(17 words)

crunch crunched crushed dig drudge drudged fag gnashed gnashes granulated granulates grate gritted groaned homogenize labor labour

Noun(20 words)

crunches crushcrush seedscrushes donkeywork drill drudging dustdutch poeder origindweebflake powdergnashing grates grating grindle gritting grugru homogenate honing machining

Adjective(2 words)

facetedfine ground

Related words (246)

manual labormartyr martyrize mash masticatemental labormill mince moil mouth muck mugger mumble munch nibble nip oilstone oppress overachiever overawe

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overbear overmaster override pace pain pegpeg awaypersecute perusal peruse pestle philobiblist pierce pinch plague plod plodder plugplug alongplug awaypluggingplunge intopoint polishpore overpoundpound awaypowder practicepress heavy onprick produceprolong the agonypulverize pumiceput to torturerack rankle rasprat raceraze read readingred tapered-tapeism reducereduce to powderregard studiouslyrepress reset restudy restudying reviewride override roughshod overrote round routine rubrub awayrub offrub outruminate run rut sand sandblast sandpaper scatter scour scranch scrape scratch scrub scrunch scuffscut workset shake shard sharpen shatter shiver shred skin slave slavery slog slogger smashsmash upsmooth snarl snore soldier spadework spiculate splinter spur squashsquirrel cagesquish stab sting strap strokestroke of workstrop student study studying subdue subject subjugate suppress sweat swot swotter swotting taper task terrorizetiresome worktoil torment torture tracktrample downtrample upontravailtread downtread upontreadmill triturateturn outtwang tweak twist tyrannizetyrannize overunderachiever unman vetwade throughwalk all overwalk overwearwear awaywear downweigh heavy onwell-worn groovewhetwide readingworkwork awayworkhorse wound wring

Verb(20 words)

mash masticated masticating micronized milled moil mushed pestled powderize pulverized pulverizes resurface riced sanded sharped sharpened sharpens toil travail whets

Noun(46 words)

meal millmilled piecemills mortar mortars msh nerd ordeal pestles pestling plodding pounding powderpowder samplingpowders practice pulp pulping pulps

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pulverisation pulverization pulverize pulverizing puree pureeing purees rice ricessand brownsandpapering sandpapers sands scrape scraunch sharpening skateboarding slogging slogsspice grindingstone groundswot toils train treadmill wonk

Adjective(2 words)

powderedpulverized limestone

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5 relation types

More general

37 entries

assimilatorbreak upcompaction create crunch crush dance degreedo workeffort forge form fragment fragmentise fragmentize grade

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More specific

13 entries

coffee grinddaily grinddrill vocabularygrind coffeegrind gearsgrind metalgrind peppernutmeg grindoffice grindpepper grindpractice spellingrehearse passagesschool grind

Collocations

11 entries

coffee grindcoffee grinderdaily grindgrinding noisegrinding stonegrinding wheelgrindstonehomework grindnutmeg grindpepper grindteeth grinding

Inflections

3 entries

grinding grinds ground

Derivations

3 entries

grinder grinding regrind

Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

grime noun (grinded but not fully powdered ones)

Khiamniungan Naga

1 entries

vêi-àh noun (grinded but not fully powdered ones)

Sample sentences

36 total sentences available.

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I get the feeling you still have an axe to grind. If you've got something to say come on out and say it.

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Mame uses a coffee mill to grind coffee beans.

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We grind wheat into flour.

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He has had absolutely no part in the conspiracy; it was not he, but his brother, who had an axe to grind against the government.

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