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1. grind
verb. ['ˈgraɪnd'] press or grind with a crushing noise.
Synonyms
- crunch
- cranch
- press
Antonyms
- crookedness
- straightness
- ill health
- unfitness
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Grind
- disinclined
- unconfined
- intertwined
- unrefined
- undermined
- undefined
- redesigned
- redefined
- reclined
- reassigned
- realigned
- mankind
- inclined
- gschwind
- entwined
- enshrined
- declined
- consigned
- confined
- combined
- unwind
- unsigned
- unlined
- unkind
- resigned
- remind
- refined
- maligned
- elkind
- designed
How do you pronounce grind?
Pronounce grind as graɪnd.
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Sentences with grind
1. Verb, base form
Grow some corn and wheat for yourself, and grind some for the animals.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Set the grind selector to the maximum.
Quotes about grind
1. Don't let the bastards grind you down.
- Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale
2. I'm about to get my grind on. My coffee grind. Like a true hustler.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
3. Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience He stands waiting, with exactness grinds He all.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
2. grind
verb. ['ˈgraɪnd'] make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together.
Synonyms
- rub
- chew
- fragmentize
- gnash
- fragment
- manducate
- jaw
- fragmentise
- grate
- masticate
Antonyms
- crooked
- dullness
- angularity
- roundness
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. grind
verb. ['ˈgraɪnd'] work hard.
Synonyms
- dig
- toil
- labour
- do work
- fag
- moil
- work
- travail
- drudge
Antonyms
- raise
- uneven
- unequal
- unsteady
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. grind
verb. ['ˈgraɪnd'] dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced.
Synonyms
- dance
- trip the light fantastic
Antonyms
- moderation
- low
- mild
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. grind
verb. ['ˈgraɪnd'] reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading.
Synonyms
- bray
- fragmentize
- pestle
- fragment
- crunch
- pulp
- mash
- comminute
- fragmentise
- mill
Antonyms
- indispose
- stay
- stay in place
- recede
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. grind
noun. ['ˈgraɪnd'] the act of grinding to a powder or dust.
Synonyms
- crunch
- crush
- compaction
- pulverization
- mill
Antonyms
- begin
- assemble
- cry
- integrate
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. grind
noun. ['ˈgraɪnd'] hard monotonous routine work.
Synonyms
- toil
- labour
- donkeywork
- plodding
- drudgery
Antonyms
- praise
- decompression
- stand still
- refresh
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. grind
verb. ['ˈgraɪnd'] shape or form by grinding.
Synonyms
- forge
- shape
- work
- mould
- form
Antonyms
- antitype
- plural
- singular
- inability
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. grind
noun. ['ˈgraɪnd'] the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground.
Synonyms
- level
- grade
Antonyms
- idle
- inactivity
- fail
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. grind
noun. ['ˈgraɪnd'] an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.
Synonyms
- wonk
- learner
- dweeb
- assimilator
- scholar
- nerd
Antonyms
- specialist
- lose
- hate
- effortless
Etymology
- grindan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))