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English Dictionary: grinder |
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2 results for grinder |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- grinder
- n
- 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
Synonym(s): bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
- grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
Synonym(s): molar, grinder
- machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
Synonym(s): mill, grinder, milling machinery
- a machine tool that polishes metal
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Grinder \Grind"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
food; a molar.
3. (Zo[94]l.) The restless flycatcher ({Seisura inquieta}) of
Australia; -- called also {restless thrush} and {volatile
thrush}. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to
which the name alludes.
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