grist

noun

ˈgrist 

1

a

: grain or a batch of grain for grinding

b

: the product obtained from a grist of grain including the flour or meal and the grain offals

2

: a required or usual amount

3

: matter of interest or value forming the basis of a story or analysis

4

: something turned to advantage or use

—used especially in the phrase grist for one's mill

Examples of grist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Still, a synthetic feed is theoretically much simpler—an endless scroll of dopamine-triggering engagement for users and grist for other social networks and group chats. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025

Its owner, former Bear Stearns financier Daniel Slott, began assembling the sprawling compound in 1982, initially acquiring a 160-acre idyllic weekend retreat with a residence fashioned from a Revolutionary War–era grist mill, the Wall Street Journal reported. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025

There’s plenty of grist in the book that could make the next Democratic convention a little more awkward. —Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025

The museum’s exhibits tell the story of the grist mill, town, and railroad. —Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English grīst; akin to Old English grindan to grind

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing grist

• grist for one's/the mill
• grist to one's/the mill

Rhymes for grist

• cist
• cyst
• fist
• gist
• hissed
• kissed
• kist
• list
• missed
• mist
• schist
• tryst

Kids Definition

grist

noun

ˈgrist 

: grain to be ground or already ground