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grind·er
(grīn′dər)n.
1. One that grinds, especially:
a. One who sharpens cutting edges.
b. A mechanical device that grinds: a meat grinder.
2. A molar.
3. grinders Informal The teeth.
4. See submarine sandwich.
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grinder
(ˈɡraɪndə)n
1. (Tools) a person who grinds, esp one who grinds cutting tools
2. (Tools) a machine for grinding
3. (Dentistry) a molar tooth
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grind•er
(ˈgraɪn dər)n.
1. a person or thing that grinds.
2. a kitchen device or appliance for grinding food.
3. a sharpener of tools.
4.
a. a molar tooth.
b. grinders, Slang. the teeth.
5. Chiefly New Eng. and Inland North. hero sandwich.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | grinder - a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, Cuban sandwich, submarine sandwich, zep, torpedo, wedge, submarine, bomber, hero sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them |
2. | grinder - grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense wisdom tooth - any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21) | |
3. | grinder - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing cider mill - mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider coffee grinder, coffee mill - a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans flour mill - a mill for grinding grain into flour gristmill - a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain) machinery - machines or machine systems collectively meat grinder - a mill for grinding meat pepper grinder, pepper mill - a mill for grinding pepper quern - a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand spicemill - a mill for grinding spices treadwheel, tread-wheel, treadmill - a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps water mill - a mill powered by a water wheel windmill - a mill that is powered by the wind | |
4. | grinder - a machine tool that polishes metal emery wheel, grinding wheel - a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding machine tool - a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials |
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Translations
مِطْحَنَه، جاروشَه
brusičmlýnek
=-kværn=-møllemøller
hiomakone
kvörn; malari
drobilecmlinček
öğütücü
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grinder
n
(= meat grinder) → Fleischwolf m; (= coffee grinder) → Kaffeemühle f; (for sharpening) → Schleifmaschine f; (= stone) → Schleifstein m
(= person) → Schleifer(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
grinder
[ˈgraɪndəʳ] n (machine, for coffee, pepper) → macinino; (for sharpening) → affilacoltelli m invCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grind
(graind) – past tense, past participle ground (graund) – verb1. to crush into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds coffee.
2. to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise. He grinds his teeth.
3. to rub into or against something else. He ground his heel into the earth.
noun boring hard work. Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.
ˈgrinder noun a person or machine that grinds. a coffee-grinder.
ˈgrinding adjective1. with a sound of grinding. The train came to a grinding stop.
2. severe. grinding poverty.
ˈgrindstone noun a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.
grind down to crush. She was ground down by poverty.
grind up to grind into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds up rocks.
keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.
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grinder
n. [dental] molar, pop. muela; pulverizador.
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