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grout

grout
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [grout]
    • /graʊt/
    • /ɡraʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grout]
    • /graʊt/

Definitions of grout word

  • noun grout a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass. 1
  • noun grout a coat of plaster for finishing a ceiling or interior wall. 1
  • noun grout Usually, grouts. lees; grounds. 1
  • noun grout Archaic. coarse meal or porridge. grouts, groats. 1
  • verb with object grout to fill or consolidate with grout. 1
  • verb with object grout to use as grout. 1

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Origin of grout

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English; Old English grūt; see grits, groats, grit

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Grout

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grout 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".

grout usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for grout

noun grout

  • adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
  • plaster — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
  • mud — wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
  • size — any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books.
  • gum — Often, gums. Also called gingiva. the firm, fleshy tissue covering the alveolar parts of either jaw and enveloping the necks of the teeth.

verb grout

  • fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
  • render — to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.
  • face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.

Top questions with grout

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