Grinder meaning

grīn'dər
One that grinds, especially:
  • One who sharpens cutting edges.
  • A mechanical device that grinds.
    A meat grinder.
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A molar.
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The teeth.
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A person who grinds; specif., one whose work is sharpening tools, etc.
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A thing that grinds.
  • Any of various machines for crushing or sharpening.
  • A molar tooth.
  • The teeth.
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A molar.
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The teeth.
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One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
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(anatomical) A molar.
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A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for grinding, smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
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A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.

I am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch.

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A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces.
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The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
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Origin of grinder

grind +‎ -er

Sentence Examples

  • Examination will, however, show that a modification similar to that which has transformed the comparatively simple molar tooth of the mastodon into the extremely complex grinder of the Indian elephant has served to change the tooth of the common pig into that of Phacochoerus.

  • This stone-work was usually formed on the outside with rotary motion, but sometimes the vase was rotated upon the grinder (Q.

  • Like every Jew, Spinoza had learned a handicraft; he was a grinder of lenses for optical instruments, and was thus enabled to earn an income sufficient for his modest wants.

  • bench grinder.

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