a utensil with a rough surface on which to grate spices, vegetables, cheese, etc.
grater
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grater
noun
One that grates, as an implement with sharp-edged slits and perforations on which to grate foods.
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Sentence Examples
- Grate your soap with a kitchen grater and place the shavings into a blender.
- Pasta - Toss in a variety of pastas, assorted sauces, wine, cheeses, a cheese grater, crusty bread, and dipping sauce in a colorful ceramic bowl suitable for serving the completed meal.
- Centrifugal juicers: These electric juicers contain a grater or fast spinning blade, a basket to catch the pulp, and a strainer.
- Using a sharp peeler, grater or knife, remove the yellow rinds, and take care to separate it from the white pith beneath it.
- Use a cheese grater to grate several bars of soap until you end up with a total of four cups of grated soap.
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