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- [grey-ter]
- /ˈgreɪ tər/
- /ˈɡreɪ.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [grey-ter]
- /ˈgreɪ tər/
Definitions of grater word
- noun grater a person or thing that grates. 1
- noun grater any of various kitchen devices for grating food: a cheese grater. 1
- noun grater A device having a surface covered with holes edged by slightly raised cutting edges, used for grating cheese and other foods. 1
- noun grater food: shredding utensil 1
- countable noun grater A grater is a kitchen tool which has a rough surface that you use for cutting food into very small pieces. 0
- noun grater a kitchen utensil with sharp-edged perforations for grating carrots, cheese, etc 0
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Origin of grater
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English. See grate2, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grater
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grater popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grater usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with grater
- how to grate cheese without a grater?
- how to grate without a grater?
- what is a grater?
- how to zest a lemon with a grater?
- how to zest a lemon without a grater?
- what is the meaning of grater?
- how to grate a lemon without a grater?
- how to clean a cheese grater?
- how to make lemon zest without grater?
- how to make a cheese grater?
- how to grate parmesan cheese without a grater?
- how to get lemon zest without a grater?
- where can i buy a cheese grater hat?
- how to use a foot grater?
- how to use foot grater?
See also
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