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- [grist]
- /grɪst/
- /ɡrɪst/
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- [grist]
- /grɪst/
Definitions of grist word
- noun grist grain to be ground. 1
- noun grist ground grain; meal produced from grinding. 1
- noun grist a quantity of grain for grinding at one time; the amount of meal from one grinding. 1
- noun grist Older Use. a quantity or lot. 1
- verb with object grist to grind (grain). 1
- idioms grist grist for / to one's mill, something employed to one's profit or advantage, especially something seemingly unpromising: Every delay was so much more grist for her mill. 1
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Origin of grist
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; akin to Old English grindan to grind
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Parts of speech for Grist
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grist popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".
grist usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grist
noun grist
- cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
- kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- mote — a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- morsel — a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
- whit — a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases): not a whit better.
Antonyms for grist
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