to grate the teeth

  • 51cement — cementable, adj. cementer, n. cementless, adj. /si ment /, n. 1. any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material. 2. any of various… …

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  • 52grind — grindable, adj. grindability, n. grindingly, adv. /gruynd/, v., ground or (Rare) grinded; grinding; n. v.t. 1. to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens. 2. to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; …

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  • 53List of Toy Story characters — This is a list of characters from the Toy Story trilogy which consists of the animated films Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3. Contents 1 Andy s toys 1.1 Woody 1.2 Buzz Lightyear …

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  • 54scrape — v 1. grate, rasp, file, scrape off; strip, decorticate, peel, skin, bark, husk, shuck, excoriate; grind, whet, sand, sandpaper, pumice; abrade, rub off, chafe, graze, scour, scrub; smooth, polish, burnish, buff. 2. scratch, scuff, mar, scar, Scot …

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  • 55rasp — [[t]ræsp, rɑsp[/t]] v. t. 1) to scrape or abrade with or as if with a rough instrument 2) to grate upon or irritate: The sound rasped his nerves[/ex] 3) to utter with a grating sound: to rasp out an order[/ex] 4) to scrape or grate 5) to make a… …

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  • 56grind — v 1. whet, mill, kibble, stone, sand, sandpaper, pumice; grate, file, rasp, scrape, gride; smooth, polish, burnish, buff. 2. crush, bray, pound, beat, mash, smash, Sl. smush; pulverize, mortar, comminute, triturate, levigate, powder, granulate,… …

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  • 57irk — v irritate, annoy, provoke, vex, pique, peeve, nettle, chafe, get on [s.o. s] nerves, tread on [s.o. s] toes, go against the grain, run afoul of [s.o.], Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. rub [s.o.] the… …

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  • 58irritate — v 1. vex, provoke, pique, annoy, irk, peeve, nettle, chafe, get on [s.o. s] nerves, tread on [s.o. s] toes, go against the grain, Chiefly U.S. rile, Inf. aggravate, Inf. miff, Inf. give [s.o.] a pain, Inf. rub [s.o.] the wrong way, Inf. get under …

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  • 59gall — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, abrasion, acerbity, acid, acidity, acidulousness, acridity, acridness, acrimony, afflict, affliction, aggravate, aggravation, agonize, ail, anger, animosity, annoy, annoyance, arouse, arrogance …

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  • 60grit — [[t]grɪt[/t]] n. v. grit•ted, grit•ting 1) hard, abrasive particles, as of sand, stone, or gravel 2) firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck 3) pet a coarse grained siliceous rock, usu. with sharp, angular grains 4) the granular texture… …

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