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grouts

/ɡraʊts/

Meanings
verb
To insert mortar between tiles.

Examples :

"I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor."
architecture building material

Related Words

Illustration tiles

tiles noun

/ˈtaɪlz/

A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.

"The bathroom floor was covered in blue tiles. "

Illustration kitchen

kitchen noun

/ˈkɪt͡ʃən/

A room or area for preparing food.

"My mom spends most of the morning in the kitchen, preparing breakfast for the family. "

Illustration afternoon

afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

Illustration mortar

mortar noun

/ˈmɔːtə(ɹ)/

A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

"The bricklayer used mortar to hold the bricks together when building the new school wall. "

Illustration spent

spent verb

/ˈspɛnt/

To pay out (money).

"He spends far more on gambling than he does on living proper."

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration grouting

grouting verb

/ˈɡraʊtɪŋ/

To insert mortar between tiles.

"I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor."

Illustration between

between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

"The seamstress used a sturdy between to create a precise, even stitch on the thick upholstery fabric. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration whole

whole noun

/həʊl/ /hoʊl/

Something complete, without any parts missing.

"The whole pizza was gone by the time dinner was over. "

Illustration floor

floor noun

/flɔː/ /flɔɹ/

The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.

"The room has a wooden floor."

Illustration insert

insert noun

/ɪnˈsɜːt/ /ɪnˈsɝt/

An image inserted into text.

"The student inserted a picture of a volcano into her science report. "