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Definition: Grinder |
GrinderNoun1. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States. 2. Grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars. 3. Machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing. 4. A machine tool that polishes metal. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "grinder" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Mechanical Engineering | Tool made up of abrasive stones mounted on a holder. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | A machine for grinding pulpwood logs. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | Workman who uses a grinding wheel. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Tends pair of semiautomatic cylindrical grinders that grind typewriter and adding machine rubber platens and feed rollers to specified diameter and finish: Mounts platen between driving head and tailstock and trips lever causing carriage to bear platen against and across grinding wheel for coarse grind and rough finish. Removes platen, mounts it in second machine equipped with finer grit wheel, and grinds platen to specified diameter and desired finish. Examines finished platen for smoothness and for defects in rubber, such as scratches, graining, or holes. Measures platen for conformance to specified diameter, using C-gage. May tend double-bladed cutting device to trim excess rubber from ends of platen. May tend machine that grinds and finishes platens and rollers in single operation. (references) |
| Grinds, repairs, and cleans molded fiberglass parts preparatory to assembly into boats, using handtools and portable power tools: Attaches abrasive disk to grinder and grinds molded parts to remove excess fiberglass and smooth edges. Checks flange of molded parts with thickness gauge to determine if more grinding is necessary. Trims excess fiberglass extending from edge of boat hull, using chisel and mallet. Inspects parts to detect defective areas and cuts out defective areas, using chisel and mallet or portable drill. Applies putty to ground-out areas to repair surfaces, using trowel. Waxes and polishes molded parts, using buffer, paste wax and cloth. May paint repaired areas, using spray gun. May install ballast forms in boat hull, using power hoist and handtools. (references) | |
| Tends mill and separating equipment that grinds scrap or devulcanized rubber to reclaim and reprocess rubber: Turns handwheel to adjust clearance between corrugated rollers of machine to accommodate stock. Loads rubber into machine hopper. Starts machine and observes stock to ensure passage through rollers. May use magnetic device to remove metal particles from ground scrap rubber. Moves handtrucks, containing rubber stock, into position for loading. May clean or replace clogged shaker screen that sifts out oversize pieces. May pick bead wires from ground rubber tire scrap [BEAD PICKER (rubber reclaim.)]. May be designated according to type of grinding as Fine Grinder (rubber reclaim.). (references) | |
| Cleans and finishes bisque ware by hand preparatory to glazing: Examines ware for visible defects. Fills cracks, pinholes, and scratches with liquid clay, using brush. Grinds down rough spots with abrasive stones, smooths ware surfaces with sandpaper, and cleans ware with airhose. Holds surface of earthenware against sanding wheel to remove warps, grog (clay fragments), and scratches. Verifies dimensional accuracy of ware to ensure correct fit of lids on such items as compotes and teapots, using templates. Discards substandard pieces. (references) | |
| Tends machine that grinds particles of solid plastics materials to specified size: Starts machine and dumps or shovels plastics into hopper. Observes equipment to detect stoppages. May clean equipment with airhose, scrapers, or brushes. May tend machine that grinds scrap material for reuse and be designated Regrinder Operator (plastic prod.). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: GrinderSynonyms: bomber (n), hero (n), hero sandwich (n), hoagie (n), hoagy (n), mill (n), molar (n), poor boy (n), sub (n), submarine (n), submarine sandwich (n), torpedo (n), wedge (n), zep (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Pulverulence | Mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology. |
Teacher | Noun: teacher, trainer, instructor, master, tutor, director, Corypheus, dry nurse, coach, grinder, crammer, don; governor, bear leader; governess, duenna; disciplinarian. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Why don't you get an organ grinder, I could do a little dance (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Kim Wilson; Kelly Candaele) You're the monkey chained to his organ grinder. (Oz; writing credit: Pavel Srut) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Organ Grinder (1933) A Good Time with the Organ Grinder (1900) Organ Grinder (1894) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Working at a grinder in the Assembly and Repair Department, Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington, circa 1943. Credit: NAVY. |  | It's in the air : and we don't need a robin or organ grinder to prove it. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | American woman of Italian descent employed as a grinder and "hooker," rolling heavy wheel to machines. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Hopi corn grinder / Kolb Bros. photo. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Conversion. Silverware plant. Normally used in the manufacture of fine silverware, this grinder is now used in production of surgical instruments, as an Eastern factory undergoes conversion to the production of materials essential to Army and Navy medical. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Corn grinder on tenant's farm near Warner, Oklahoma. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Burley, Idaho. Scissors grinder. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Organ grinder, New Orleans. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | New York City views. Organ grinder and monkey. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Washington School for Secretaries. Mrs. Grinder of Washington School for Secretaries seated at desk I. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Grinder" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.11% of the time. "Grinder" is used about 53 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.11% | 52 | 47,145 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 1.89% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 53 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "grinder" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Grinder | Last name | 1,000 | 14,611 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "grinder": code grinder ♦ coffee grinder ♦ edging grinder ♦ garbage grinder ♦ hand grinder ♦ impact grinder ♦ kitchen grinder ♦ knife grinder ♦ meat grinder ♦ organ grinder ♦ pepper grinder ♦ pulp grinder ♦ razor grinder ♦ refuse grinder ♦ scissors grinder ♦ waste grinder. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "grinder": knife-grinder, organ-grinder. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
coffee grinder | 545 | tool post grinder | 34 |
grinder | 500 | espresso grinder | 32 |
meat grinder | 390 | organ grinder | 32 |
stump grinder | 329 | grinder boot | 32 |
bench grinder | 110 | wheat grinder | 31 |
angle grinder | 91 | concrete grinder | 30 |
baby food grinder | 82 | glass grinder | 29 |
pepper grinder | 78 | wood grinder | 28 |
burr coffee grinder | 74 | commercial coffee grinder | 27 |
surface grinder | 60 | coffee maker grinder | 25 |
herb grinder | 60 | centerless grinder | 23 |
tub grinder | 55 | grinder wg | 23 |
die grinder | 42 | coffee bean grinder | 22 |
food grinder | 41 | tool grinder | 22 |
belt grinder | 41 | turkish coffee grinder | 21 |
grinder pump | 41 | valve grinder | 21 |
burr grinder | 36 | used stump grinder | 20 |
antique coffee grinder | 35 | tool cutter grinder | 20 |
spice grinder | 34 | grinder weed | 19 |
electric meat grinder | 34 | capresso coffee grinder | 18 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "grinder"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mulli (cylinder, mill), mprehës (sharpener, whet), makinë mprehëse, blues. (various references) | |
Arabic | مجرش, طاحونة (mill), ضرس (molar, sprocket, tooth), الطاحن, الجارش, أسنان (teeth). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | точило (grindstone, hone, knife grinder, strickle, whetstone), точилар (knife grinder), шлайфмашина, шлифовчик, кътник (cheek-tooth, molar), мелничка за кафе, мелница (flourmill, gristmill, mill), зубрач (crammer, dig, grind, mug, plodder, sap, swot), дробилка. (various references) | |
Chinese | "磨机. (various references) | |
Czech | stolièka (molar, seat, stool), mlýnek na kávu, kávomlýlnek, drtiè, brusiè. (various references) | |
Danish | slibevaerktoej, slibestål (pulp grinder), sliber (cutter, servicer, sharpener, tool grinder), slibemaskine (polishing machine, sander, servicer, sharpener, sharpening machine, tool grinder), planglassliber, maskine til formaling, møllevalse, møllesten, møller (mill disintegrator), kværn (mill), knusemaskine (disintegrator), defibrator (cutter, defibrator, mill disintegrator). (various references) | |
Dutch | slijptoestel, slijpmachine (pulp grinder, servicer, sharpener, sharpening machine, tool grinder), slijper (cutter, pulp grinder, servicer, sharpener, tool grinder), slijpapparaat, rondslijper, molensteen van de olijfmolen, molen (mill), maalapparaat, houtslijpmachine (pulp grinder), hoonsteen, flettineslijper, defibrator (kneader, mill disintegrator, shredder, slasher), breekmachine. (various references) | |
Esperanto | gurdisto (organ grinder, organ-grinder). (various references) | |
Farsi | لله (Mammy, Tutor(Ial)), تیزکن , سنگ روءی اسیاب , دندان اسیاب (Molar, Sectorial). (various references) | |
Finnish | hiomakone (grinding-machine), hioja (cutter). (various references) | |
French | moulin, broyeur (edging grinder, garbage grinder, kitchen grinder, refuse grinder, waste grinder). (various references) | |
German | Schleifmaschine (grinding machine, polisher), schleifer (cutter, polisher, polishers, slave driver, slide, slurred note), mühle (boneshaker, jalopy, mill, millhouse, treadmill). (various references) | |
Greek | εκτριβέας (mill disintegrator), τροχιστήσ (sharpener, sharper, whetter), τροχός τροχίσεως, τραπεζίτησ (banker, molar), αλεστήσ, αποϊνωτής (pulp grinder), ακονιστήρι (sharpener), ακόνη (whetstone), τροχιστής, λειαντική μηχανή, συσκευή κοπανίσματος, περιξεστήρας, μηχανή τροχίσματος (sharpening machine), μηχάνημα ακονίσματος, μηχάνημα λείανσης (polishing machine, sander), μυλόδουσ (molar), μυλόπετρα ελαιοκάρπου, μύλος (gristmill, mill), συσκευή αλέσματος, λειαντής κοίλης υάλου. (various references) | |
Hebrew | מלתע" (incisor, jaw, premolar). (various references) | |
Hungarian | zápfog (cheek-tooth, molar), köszörűs, daráló (grinding, hand mill, kibbler, mill), őrlőkészülék, őrlőfog. (various references) | |
Indonesian | penggiling, pengasah (sharpener, whetstone). (various references) | |
Italian | molatore (flatter, stoner), arrotino (knife grinder), dente molare (molar), frantoio (oil mill), levigatore, macchina per molare (sharpening machine), macchina spianatrice, macina (grindstone, millstone), macina a molazzi per olive, affilatrice (servicer, sharpener, tool grinder), mola (grindstone, millstone, Stonecutter), trituratore (crusher, grape mill), molatore di vetro cavo, molatrice (facer-trimmer, sharpening machine), molino (mill), molino aziendale (mill), mulino disintegratore (mill disintegrator), polverizzatore (atomiser, atomizer, distributor, mill, oil burner, spray, sprayer), sfibratore a mola (pulp grinder), tritatutto (mincer), macinino (jalopy, mill, quern). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | "磨機 (grinding machine, polisher), "削盤 (grinding machine), 圧 機 (crusher), グノーシス主義 (bat boy, Generally Recognied as Safe list, gladiolus, gladius, glasnost, glass, glass boat, glass fiber, glass fiber pole, glass fiber rod, glass fiber ski, glass wool, glider, gnosis, Gnosticism, gradation, gradient, granulated, graphic equalizer, GRAS list, grass, grass court, grass ski, grassroots democracy, gratin, grind, ground boy, ground hostess, ground manners, ground rule, ground stroke, ground zero, groundkeeper, grout, grouting, sports ground, sports oval, thank you). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | あっさいき (crusher), グラインダー , け"まき (grinding machine, polisher), け"さくば" (grinding machine). (various references) | |
Korean | 분쇄기. (various references) | |
Manx | shleeuee, greie shleeuee, cooyl-eeackle (back tooth), bleihder (molar), beihllinder, beihlleyder (pulverizer). (various references) | |
Norwegian | jeksel. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | indergray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | afiador (cheektooth, grinding machine). (various references) | |
Romanian | tocilar (crammer, grind, sap, swot, whetter), tocilã (grindstone, hone, rub stone, whetstone), râşniţã (mill), polizor, piatrã de moarã (grindstone, millstone), persoanã care piseazã, maşina de pisat, maşina de mãcinat, mãcinãtoare, dinte molar, şlefuitor. (various references) | |
Russian | дробилка (breaker, cracker, cruncher, crusher, disintegrator, kibbler). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | tocilo (grindstone, whetstone), mlin za kafu (coffee grinder, coffee mill), kutnjak (molar), drobilica (alligator, smasher), brus (hone, whetstone, whittle). (various references) | |
Spanish | molino (mill), molinillo (coffee grinder, mill, pinwheel), amoladora (facer-trimmer), afiladora (sharpener). (various references) | |
Swedish | slipare (cutter), oxeltand (molar, molar tooth), molar (molar, molar tooth). (various references) | |
Turkish | zımpara tezgâhı, taşlama tezgâhı, kıyma makinesi (meat grinder), değirmen (mill), bileyici (knife grinder), azı diş, öğütücü (crusher, molar). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | точильник, точило (grindstone, sharpener, steel), корінний зуб, кофемолка, дробарка (crusher). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | thợ xay, máy xay thợ m i, máy xát. (various references) | |
Welsh | malwr. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "grinder": grinderies, grinders, grindery. (additional references) | |
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"Grinder" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aggrandir, Geriadur, ginder, girned, grandere, grandier, grandur, gridder, grider, grinde, Grindea, Grindon, grined, Grinter, Grinyer, Gronden, Grundberg, Gryder, gyrinid, Gyrinidae, rinder, Rindler. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "grinder" (pronounced grī"nder) |
| 4 | -ī" n d er | binder, blinder, finder, kinder, minder, Pinder, reminder. |
| 3 | -n d er | Ender, engender, Alexander, asunder, attainder, auslander, Bander, bartender, bender, blander, blender, blonder, blunder, bookbinder, bounder, brander, bystander, calamander, calendar, candor, cinder, cofounder, commander, Condor, contender, coriander, cylinder, defender, extender, Fender, flounder, fonder, founder, gander, gender, gerrymander, grander, highlander, hinder, islander, Lander, launder, lavender, lender, mainlander, meander, offender, oleander, pander, pathfinder, plunder, ponder, pounder, pretender, rejoinder, remainder, render, responder, rounder, salamander, sander, sender, Sidewinder, slander, slender, sounder, Spender, splendor, squander, Stander, sunder, surrender, suspender, tender, thunder, tinder, transponder, under, vendor, viewfinder, wander, weekender, winder, wonder, yonder, Zander. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: regrind. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-g-i-n-r-r" | |
-1 letter: dinger, engird, erring, girder, girned, reding, ringed, ringer. | |
-2 letters: deign, diner, dinge, direr, dirge, drier, gride, grind, reign, renig, rerig, rider, ridge. | |
-3 letters: deni, dine, ding, dire, dreg, gied, gien, gird, girn, grid, grin, ired, nerd, nide, rein, rend, ride, rind, ring. | |
-4 letters: den, die, dig, din, end, eng, erg, ern, err, ged, gen. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-g-i-n-r-r" | |
+1 letter: deringer, grinders, grindery, ordering, redrying, regrinds. | |
+2 letters: arraigned, bordering, debarring, deferring, demurring, deringers, derringer, deterring, grandsire, grenadier, murdering, perduring, recording, redrawing, redriving, regarding, regrading, rendering, rereading, retarding, rewarding, rewording, undergird, undergirt. | |
+3 letters: adrenergic, broidering, corrigenda, denigrator, derringers, disarrange, everduring, garrisoned, girlfriend, grandsires, grenadiers, grinderies, intergrade, overdaring, overdrying, overriding, readorning, reboarding, rebreeding, recordings, redarguing, redrafting, redreaming, redressing, redrilling, regrinding, reordering, rereadings, retreading, ringbarked, ringleader, undergirds. | |
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