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SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)
"Grate" Definition
noun
A fireplace.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A framework of metal bars used to hold fuel or food in a stove, furnace, or fireplace.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A framework of parallel or latticed bars for blocking an opening.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A harsh rasping sound made by scraping or rubbing: the grate of a key in a lock.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A perforated iron plate or screen for sieving and grading crushed ore.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To reduce to small particles by rubbing on something rough.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To gnash or grind noisily.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To cause to make a rasping sound.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To utter in a harsh voice.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To rub or rasp noisily.
Source: Merriam-Webster
verb-transitive
Archaic To rub or wear away.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction: grated her teeth in anger.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To equip with a grate.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To irritate or annoy persistently.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To make a harsh rasping sound by or as if by scraping or grinding.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
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