Thesaurus results for GRINDS

grinds 1 of 2

noun

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plural of grind

as in scratches

a harsh grating sound the grind of ice in the blender sent the cat running from the room

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as in nerds

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits don't be such a grind—go out with your friends and enjoy yourself

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as in sweats

very hard or unpleasant work yard work is a real grind

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as in routines

an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity the daily grind of a 50-mile commute was getting old

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grinds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of grind

as in rubs

to make smooth by friction after they are ground and polished, these stones can be used for jewelry

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as in grits

to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound everyone in the car winced when the driver ground the gears trying to shift into second

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as in sharpens

to make sharp or sharper better grind down that ax before you even think about trying to cut down that tree

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as in smooths

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure used the finest polishing paper he could to grind down the facets of the diamond before dusting it with a soft cloth

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