grind (noun)

  • 21grind metal — /graɪnd ˈmɛtl/ (say gruynd metl) noun Music a form of heavy metal based on low detuned guitars and an active rhythm section, with heavy use of distortion. Also, grind …

  • 22grind — 1) a collective noun (a noun that denotes a collection of persons or things regarded as a unit) for blackfish 2) a wooden frame on which fishing lines and hooks are wound (Scottish dialect). See also dorro.grindal worm a small Enchytraeus species …

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  • 23grind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pulverize, crush; sharpen, whet, file, polish; masticate, chew, crunch; rasp, grate; oppress, harass. See friction, powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A difficult or tedious job] Syn. drudgery, toil …

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  • 24grind·er — /ˈgraındɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] 1 : a person or thing that grinds something a coffee grinder see also ↑organ grinder 2 US : ↑submarine sandwich …

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  • 25grind·stone — /ˈgraınˌstoʊn/ noun, pl stones [count] : a stone disc that can be turned like a wheel and that is used for sharpening tools, smoothing rough edges, etc. nose to the grindstone ◇ If your nose is to the grindstone, you are doing hard, continuous… …

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  • 26daily grind — noun The difficult, routine, or monotonous tasks of daily work. As soon as he has the money to retire, he plans to leave the daily grind and travel more …

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  • 27an axe to grind — noun a grievance, with implications of confrontation You had better believe I have an axe to grind with him after what he said about me! …

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  • 28greasy grind — noun slang : a student who studies extremely hard usually to the exclusion of extracurricular activities …

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  • 29bump and grind — 1. noun a) A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance. One of the oddest spectacles in America, in fact, has to be a Tom Jones audience, in which a couple of dozen women, usually attractive and… …

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  • 30rail grind — /ˈreɪl graɪnd/ (say rayl gruynd) noun (in skateboarding and rollerblading) a grind (def. 15) performed on a railing …