grille

noun

ˈgril 

variants or grill

1

: a grating forming a barrier or screen

especially : an ornamental one at the front end of an automobile

2

: an opening covered with a grille

3

usually grill : a set of metallic covers for the teeth

Examples of grille in a Sentence

The vent was covered with a grille.

The truck has a large metal grille at the front.

Recent Examples on the Web

Compared with today’s start-stop systems, seatbelt alarms and constant sensor beeping, perhaps a musical door chime, an adventurous grille and a few outrageous fins were not the worst ideas after all. —Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

If the bedroom has no return air grille, closing the door can trap air and mess with airflow. —Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 13 June 2026

The bottom edge houses a SIM card slot, a USB-C port, and a speaker grille. —Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026

Mark’s body was found more than 250 feet away with the vehicle’s grille marks on his body. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

French grille, from Old French graille, from Latin craticula, diminutive of cratis wickerwork — more at hurdle

First Known Use

1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grille

• bill
• brill
• chill
• drill
• fil
• fill
• frill
• gill
• grill
• jill
• kill
• krill

Kids Definition

grille

noun

variants or grill

ˈgril 

1

: a grating forming a barrier or screen

2

: an opening covered with a grille