grille

Converse of object

• obstruct: Fan heaters: Never cover or obstruct air grilles.
• vent: Tiled floor, flush wooden block flooring under benches; heating vent grilles beneath carpet in aisle.
• heat: Stone flagged floor with some concrete blocks for repairs; heating grilles; flush plank flooring beneath the benches.
• fix: Fit any windows with a grille fixed to steel plates inside the shed.
• fit: Instead, he has been forced to fit a metal grille which has failed to deter vandals.

Adjective modifier

• wrought: Beneath the dovecote a weighty wooden door with wrought iron steel grille leads into the lobby.
• decorative: You could also fit a decorative pattern metal grille on the inside face of glazed panels.
• protective: A protective grille guards the oil cooler against accidental stone damage.
• distinctive: Having a distinctive chrome grille, the Jetta is longer, wider and higher than the Bora.
• front: Ah, the familiar sight of a VW car with a big hole in the front grille.
• rear: A full flow oil filter was installed, mounted in the engine compartment and an auxilliary oil cooler inside the rear grille.

Modifies a noun

• badge: The cost of the grille badge is £ 12.50.
• mask: Picture tubes are fitted with either hole masks, grille masks or slot masks.
• cloth: The black control panel, chrome hardware and black vinyl covering and grille cloth make for a tough, no-frills appearance.

Noun used with modifier

• honeycomb: On Zs, this is a complete one piece black plastic shroud with a honeycomb grille.
• radiator: The bumper is from a newer Series II 306 with the standard radiator grille replaced with mesh.
• chrome: A chrome horn casting grille was added to the horn casting, along with a chrome flash down the center of the front mudguard.
• mesh: The use of permanently fixed mesh grilles is not considered acceptable.
• ventilation: Bob talks to Mervyn through a ventilation grille to find out what's going on.
• aperture: Most monitors are shadow mask or aperture grille in design.