grind
English Thesaurus
1. the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun.act)
2. hard monotonous routine work (noun.act)
hypernym | : | labor, labour, toil, |
definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
3. the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | degree, grade, level, |
definition | : | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality (noun.attribute) |
4. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (noun.person)
hypernym | : | assimilator, learner, scholar, |
definition | : | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs (noun.person) |
5. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb.change)
hyponym | : | pulp, |
definition | : | reduce to pulp (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | pestle, |
definition | : | grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | mill, |
definition | : | grind with a mill (verb.change) |
6. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact)
hyponym | : | gnash, |
definition | : | grind together, of teeth (verb.body) |
entail | : | rub, |
definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
7. press or grind with a crushing noise (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | press, |
definition | : | exert pressure or force to or upon (verb.contact) |
8. shape or form by grinding (verb.creation)
9. created by grinding (verb.creation)
hypernym | : | create, make, |
definition | : | make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation) |
10. 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)
11. work hard (verb.social)
hypernym | : | do work, work, |
definition | : | be employed (verb.social) |
12. the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun.act)
derivation | : | mill, |
definition | : | grind with a mill (verb.change) |
derivation | : | grate, grind, |
definition | : | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact) |
13. hard monotonous routine work (noun.act)
14. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (noun.person)
derivation | : | bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up, |
definition | : | study intensively, as before an exam (verb.cognition) |
15. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb.change)
derivation | : | masher, |
definition | : | a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | grinder, molar, |
definition | : | grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars (noun.body) |
derivation | : | mash, |
definition | : | mixture of ground animal feeds (noun.food) |
derivation | : | grinding, |
definition | : | material resulting from the process of grinding (noun.object) |
derivation | : | mash, |
definition | : | a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing (noun.substance) |
16. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact)
derivation | : | grinding, |
definition | : | a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) (noun.event) |
17. press or grind with a crushing noise (verb.contact)
18. work hard (verb.social)
derivation | : | labor, labour, toil, |
definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | drudge, hack, hacker, |
definition | : | one who works hard at boring tasks (noun.person) |
derivation | : | dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk, |
definition | : | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (noun.person) |
derivation | : | toiler, |
definition | : | one who works strenuously (noun.person) |
19. the act of grinding to a powder or dust (noun.act)
derivation | : | mill, |
definition | : | grind with a mill (verb.change) |
derivation | : | grate, grind, |
definition | : | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact) |
20. hard monotonous routine work (noun.act)
21. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (noun.person)
derivation | : | bone, bone up, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up, |
definition | : | study intensively, as before an exam (verb.cognition) |
22. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading (verb.change)
derivation | : | masher, |
definition | : | a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes) (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | grinder, molar, |
definition | : | grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars (noun.body) |
derivation | : | mash, |
definition | : | mixture of ground animal feeds (noun.food) |
derivation | : | grinding, |
definition | : | material resulting from the process of grinding (noun.object) |
derivation | : | mash, |
definition | : | a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing (noun.substance) |
23. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together (verb.contact)
derivation | : | grinding, |
definition | : | a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears) (noun.event) |
24. press or grind with a crushing noise (verb.contact)
25. work hard (verb.social)
derivation | : | labor, labour, toil, |
definition | : | productive work (especially physical work done for wages) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | drudge, hack, hacker, |
definition | : | one who works hard at boring tasks (noun.person) |
derivation | : | dweeb, grind, nerd, swot, wonk, |
definition | : | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious (noun.person) |
derivation | : | toiler, |
definition | : | one who works strenuously (noun.person) |
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