noun🔗ShareA horizontal metal grill through which water, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot"The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field."materialarchitecturestructurebuildingutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for holding fuel while burning"The fireplace has grates to hold the burning wood. "materialstructureutensilfuelitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars"to grate a window"architecturebuildingutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater"I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked."foodutensilvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something"Listening to his teeth grate all day long drives me mad."soundsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy"She’s nice enough, but she can begin to grate if there is no-one else to talk to."attitudesensationemotionmindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) to annoy"His constant complaining really grates on my nerves. "sensationemotionattitudemindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
