verb Download 🔗Share To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars Examples : "to grate a window" architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater Examples : "I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked." food utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share 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 sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (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." mind attitude emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) to annoy Examples : "Her constant complaining about the homework was grating on everyone's nerves. " attitude character emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air. Examples : "The janitor dropped his keys through the grating covering the storm drain. " architecture material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frame of iron bars to hold a fire. Examples : "The fireplace grating held the burning logs safely. " architecture material utensil Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The loose material that comes from something being grated. Examples : "Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk." material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction. Examples : "The physics student carefully aligned the laser with the grating to observe the resulting spectrum of light. " technology physics science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats. Examples : "The sailors secured the gratings over the open hatches to prevent anyone from falling into the cargo hold during rough seas. " nautical architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sound made by something that grates against something else. Examples : "The grating of the chair legs against the tile floor made everyone in the library wince. " sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant. Examples : "Her teacher's voice was grating; it made everyone in the classroom fidget. " sound language communication style quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Abrasive; tending to annoy. Examples : "The teacher's constant, grating criticism made the students feel discouraged. " character attitude sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading