English dictionary

grind

/gr/aI/nd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

noun.person

Synonyms dweeb nerd swot wonk

Source: WordNet 3.0
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground

noun.attribute

Examples
A coarse grind of coffee.

Source: WordNet 3.0
hard monotonous routine work

noun.act

Synonyms donkeywork drudgery plodding

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of grinding to a powder or dust

noun.act

Synonyms mill pulverisation pulverization

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.

noun

Source: webster1913

press or grind with a crushing noise

verb.contact

Synonyms cranch craunch crunch

Source: WordNet 3.0
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

verb.contact

Synonyms grate

Source: WordNet 3.0
work hard

verb.social

Synonyms dig drudge fag labor labour moil toil travail

Source: WordNet 3.0
dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

verb.motion

Source: WordNet 3.0
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

verb.change

Examples
Grind the spices in a mortar.

Synonyms bray comminute crunch mash

Source: WordNet 3.0
created by grinding

verb.creation

Examples
Grind designs into the glass bowl.

Source: WordNet 3.0
shape or form by grinding

verb.creation

Examples
Grind lenses for glasses and cameras.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action of millstones.

verb

Source: webster1913
To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.

verb

Source: webster1913