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grate

/ɡɹeɪt/

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noun

A horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot

Examples :

"The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."

architecture material building structure utility

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noun

A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning

Examples :

"The blacksmith placed the hot metal into the grate of the forge to keep the fire burning steadily. "

material utensil fuel item

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verb

To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars

Examples :

"to grate a window"

architecture building utility

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verb

To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater

Examples :

"I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."

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verb

To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something

Examples :

"Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."

sound action sensation

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verb

(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy

Examples :

"She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."

emotion attitude

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verb

(by extension) to annoy

Examples :

"My younger brother's constant complaining about chores really grates on me. "

mind sensation emotion

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adjective

Serving to gratify; agreeable.

Examples :

"The teacher's explanations were quite grate, making the lesson easy to understand. "

attitude emotion

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adjective

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

Examples :

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

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adjective

Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.

Examples :

"the great auk"

quality amount appearance

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adjective

(qualifying nouns of family relationship) Involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]

Examples :

"great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-grandfather"

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adjective

(followed by 'with') Pregnant; large with young; full of.

Examples :

"great with child"

biology physiology animal human organism

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adjective

(except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') Intimate; familiar.

Examples :

"While the professor was friendly enough to his students, he wasn't on grate terms with any of them, preferring to maintain a professional distance. "

person character attitude human

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adjective

Extreme or more than usual.

Examples :

"great worry"

degree amount quality

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adjective

Of significant importance or consequence; important.

Examples :

"a great decision"

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adjective

(applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.

Examples :

"a great deed"

character value moral achievement attitude quality

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adjective

Impressive or striking.

Examples :

"a great show of wealth"

quality appearance style

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adjective

Much in use; favoured.

Examples :

"Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era."

attitude style quality

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adjective

(applied to persons) Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.

Examples :

"a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc."

character person ability quality achievement

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adjective

Title referring to an important leader.

Examples :

"Alexander the Great"

title government royal politics

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adjective

Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

Examples :

"The student was grate in his efforts to improve his grades. "

attitude character person

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adjective

(often followed by 'at') Skilful or adroit.

Examples :

"You are great at singing."

ability character quality

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adjective

Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).

Examples :

"Dinner was great."

language word style communication

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adjective

Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.

Examples :

"Great Scott!"

language word exclamation