grater

[ grey-ter ]

/ ˈgreɪ tər /

noun

a person or thing that grates.

any of various kitchen devices for grating food: a cheese grater.

Origin of grater

1400–50; late Middle English. See grate², -er¹

Words nearby grater

grass widower, grassy, grate, G-rated, grateful, grater, Gratiae, Gratian, graticule, gratification, gratify

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Example sentences from the Web for grater

By luck when the grater dulled his edges, he made them exactly fit the notches in the keyhole.
The Cat in Grandfather's House|Carl Henry Grabo
With a bound Jeremiah and Grater mounted their weary steeds, and in a moment they were out of sight over the tree tops.
The Cat in Grandfather's House|Carl Henry Grabo
It iz better that we be grater than our condishun in life, than tew hav our condishun appear too grate for us.
The Complete Works of Josh Billings|Henry W. Shaw
We were hunting the great Cat and Grater, who are our enemies.
The Cat in Grandfather's House|Carl Henry Grabo

The women often used a grater for the corn when it was very soft.
Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia|Carrie Hunter Willis

British Dictionary definitions for grater

grater

/ (ˈɡreɪtə) /

noun

a kitchen utensil with sharp-edged perforations for grating carrots, cheese, etc

a person or thing that grates

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单词	grater
释义	grater [ grey-ter ] / ˈgreɪ tər / noun a person or thing that grates. any of various kitchen devices for grating food: a cheese grater. Origin of grater 1400–50; late Middle English. See grate², -er¹ Words nearby grater grass widower, grassy, grate, G-rated, grateful, grater, Gratiae, Gratian, graticule, gratification, gratify Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grater By luck when the grater dulled his edges, he made them exactly fit the notches in the keyhole. The Cat in Grandfather's House\|Carl Henry Grabo With a bound Jeremiah and Grater mounted their weary steeds, and in a moment they were out of sight over the tree tops. The Cat in Grandfather's House\|Carl Henry Grabo It iz better that we be grater than our condishun in life, than tew hav our condishun appear too grate for us. The Complete Works of Josh Billings\|Henry W. Shaw We were hunting the great Cat and Grater, who are our enemies. The Cat in Grandfather's House\|Carl Henry Grabo The women often used a grater for the corn when it was very soft. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia\|Carrie Hunter Willis British Dictionary definitions for grater grater / (ˈɡreɪtə) / noun a kitchen utensil with sharp-edged perforations for grating carrots, cheese, etc a person or thing that grates Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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