grate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

grating

n. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

grating

n. a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

Verbs (5)

scrape

v. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

grind

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

fret, eat into, rankle

v. gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (115)

firebox

n. a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned

fireplace, hearth, open fireplace

n. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"

bars, parallel bars

n. gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

gridiron, football field

n. the playing field on which football is played

screen, screen door

n. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"

screen

n. partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space

gate

n. a movable barrier in a fence or wall

grid, power grid, power system

n. a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region

rasp, scrape with a rasp

v. scrape with a rasp

file, smooth with a file

v. smooth with a file; "file one's fingernails"

grind, grate

v. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"

shred, tear up, rip up

v. tear into shreds

skin, peel, pare

v. strip the skin off; "pare apples"

scratch, scrape, scratch up

v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

clean, make clean

v. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

clean, cleanse

v. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner"

strip, clean

v. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

shave

v. remove body hair with a razor

shave, plane, cut slices from

v. cut or remove with or as if with a plane; "The machine shaved off fine layers from the piece of wood"

shave, touch lightly

v. touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"

gnaw, gnaw at, chew on

v. bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"

nibble, eat at, bite at

v. bite off very small pieces; "She nibbled on her cracker"

rasp, scrape with a rasp

v. scrape with a rasp

pulp

v. reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"; "pulp wood"

powder, powderize, pulverize

v. make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; "pulverize the grains"

chop, strike sharply

v. strike sharply, as in some sports

crunch, munch

v. chew noisily; "The children crunched the celery sticks"

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

tumble, collapse, break down, crumble, crumple

v. fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down"

crush, break down

v. make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"

grate, scrape

v. scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"

shred, tear up, rip up

v. tear into shreds

slug, swig, slog

v. strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"

scratch, scrape, scratch up

v. cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

cancel, delete

v. remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

graze

v. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet"

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

mark, score, nock

v. make small marks into the surface of; "score the clay before firing it"

anger, make angry

v. make angry; "The news angered him"

worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, make worse

v. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

intensify, escalate, step up

v. increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

sharpen, make sharper, make sharp

v. make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"

acerbate, envenom, embitter, make bitter, cause to be bitter

v. cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"