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grind·er

(grīn′dər)
n.
1. One that grinds, especially:
a. One who sharpens cutting edges.
b. A mechanical device that grinds: a meat grinder.
2. A molar.
3. grinders Informal The teeth.
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grinder

(ˈɡraɪndə)
n
1. (Tools) a person who grinds, esp one who grinds cutting tools
2. (Tools) a machine for grinding
3. (Dentistry) a molar tooth
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grind•er

(ˈgraɪn dər)

n.
1. a person or thing that grinds.
2. a kitchen device or appliance for grinding food.
3. a sharpener of tools.
4.
a. a molar tooth.
b. grinders, Slang. the teeth.
5. Chiefly New Eng. and Inland North. hero sandwich.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:grinder - 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)]grinder - 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
sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
2. [画像:grinder - grinding tooth with a broad crown]grinder - grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
wisdom tooth - any of the last 4 teeth on each side of the upper and lower jaw; the last of the permanent teeth to erupt (between ages 16 and 21)
3. [画像:grinder - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing]grinder - machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
cider mill - mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider
coffee grinder, coffee mill - a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans
flour mill - a mill for grinding grain into flour
gristmill - a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain)
machinery - machines or machine systems collectively
meat grinder - a mill for grinding meat
pepper grinder, pepper mill - a mill for grinding pepper
quern - a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand
spicemill - a mill for grinding spices
treadwheel, tread-wheel, treadmill - a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
water mill - a mill powered by a water wheel
windmill - a mill that is powered by the wind
4. grinder - a machine tool that polishes metal
emery wheel, grinding wheel - a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
machine tool - a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials
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Translations
مِطْحَنَه، جاروشَه
brusičmlýnek
=-kværn=-møllemøller
hiomakone
kvörn; malari
drobilecmlinček
öğütücü

grinder

[ˈgraɪndəʳ] N
1. (= machine) (for coffee) → molinillo m (US) (for meat) → picadora f de carne
2. (for sharpening) → afiladora f
3. (= person) → molendero/a m/f (Tech) → amolador m
see also organ-grinder
4. grinders (= teeth) → muelas fpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

grinder

[ˈgraɪndər] n
(= machine) (for coffee) → moulin m (à café)
(= knife sharpener) → appareil m à aiguiser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

grinder

n
(= meat grinder) → Fleischwolf m; (= coffee grinder) → Kaffeemühle f; (for sharpening) → Schleifmaschine f; (= stone) → Schleifstein m
(= person) → Schleifer(in) m(f)
(= tooth) → Backenzahn m; (of animals) → Mahlzahn m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

grinder

[ˈgraɪndəʳ] n (machine, for coffee, pepper) → macinino ; (for sharpening) → affilacoltelli m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

grind

(graind) – past tense, past participle ground (graund) – verb
1. to crush into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds coffee. maal, fynmaak يَطْحَن меля moer mlít mahlen male; pulverisere αλέθω moler, triturar, picar jahvatama آسیاب کردن jauhaa moudre, broyer לִטחוֹן पीसना mljeti, samljeti őröl menggiling mala macinare 粉にひく 갈아 가루로 만들다 malti, grūsti []malt; []berzt (pulverī) mengisar malen male, knuse, kverne mleć, ucierać اوړه كول، ميدول، وړول، او ڼل: چيچل moer a măcina, a râşni молоть mlieť mleti mleti mala บด öğütmek 磨碎 молоти پیسنا nghiền 磨碎
2. to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise. He grinds his teeth. kners يَحُكُّ ، يَصرُّ أسنانه стривам ranger skřípat knirschen mase; kværne; skære tænder τρίζω hacer rechinar, moler krigistama ساییدن narskuttaa grincer לַחֲרוק किरकिराना škrgutati csikorgat mengertakkan gnísta, nísta arrotare; digrignare きしらせる 문지르다 brūžinti, griežti griezt zobus mengeritkan knarsen gnisse, skrape, skure zgrzytać ميدول ranger a scrâşni скрежетать škrípať škrtati škrgutati skära, gnissla ขยี้ gıcırdatmak 發出刺耳的磨擦聲 терти зі скрипом і скреготом ایک ساتھ رگڑنا nén hoặc cọ mạnh 磨得吱吱响
3. to rub into or against something else. He ground his heel into the earth. skuur يحُكُّ شَيئا بِشَيء смилам esmagar vtlačit, zavrtat bohren tvære; mase τρίβω oprimir, clavar nühkima ساییدن hangata enfoncer לְחַכֵּך सान देना trljati elnyom, széttapos menggosokkan kremja, merja sfregare こすりつける 비비다 įtrinti, sutrinti []berzēt; iespiest menenyeh-nenyeh schuren, wrijven skure, skrape wcierać ميدول esmagar a hârşâi вдавливать vtlačiť, zavŕtať drgniti prisloniti borra ner ถู sürtmek 壓碾 терти کسی چیز کے ساتھ رگڑنا mài 碾碎,挤压
noun
boring hard work. Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind. geswoeg كَدْح، عَمَل شاق отегчителна работа trabalho pesado e cansativo dřina die Schinderei rutinearbejde; slid άχαρη, βαρετή δουλειά trabajo pesado pähetuupimine کار سخت و خسته کننده puuduttava työ corvée עֲבוֹדָה מְשַעֲמֶמֶת उबाने वाला कठिन काम težak, dosadan posao lélekölő munka membosankan streð, púl faticata, sgobbata 単調な仕事 힘들고 단조로운 일 ilgas varginantis darbas, kalimas smags/vienmuļš darbs membosankan vermoeiend karwei, hele kluif slit, rutinearbeid harówka ستومانه كوونكي خط maçada corvoadă изнурительная работа drina mučno delo naporan posao knog, slitgöra งานที่น่าเบื่อ zor iş, ömür törpüsü iş 枯燥乏味的工作 важка, одноманітна праця بے مزہ کڑی محنت công việc cực nhọc đều đều 枯燥乏味的工作
ˈgrinder noun
a person or machine that grinds. a coffee-grinder. slyper, slypmasjien مِطْحَنَه، جاروشَه мелач moedor mlýnek; brusič die Mühle møller; -mølle; -kværn μηχανή αλέσματος molendero; afilador; moledora jahvataja, veski آدم یا دستگاهی که چیزی را خرد می کند mylly broyeur/-euse מטחנה पिसनहारा mlinac, mlin daráló penggiling kvörn; malari macina, macinino グラインダー 가는 사람(기계) malėjas, malimo mašinėlė kafijas dzirnaviņas pengisar maler; molen sliper, møller; kvern, mølle młynek وړونكى، اوړه كونكى moedor râşniţă шлифовальщик; кофемолка mlynček drobilec mašina za mlevenje malare, slipare, kvarn เครื่องบด öğütücü 磨工,研磨機 точильник; шліфувальник پیسنے والا شخص یا آلہ cối xay, máy nghiền 磨工,研磨机
ˈgrinding adjective
1. with a sound of grinding. The train came to a grinding stop. malery, slypery بِصوت فيه صَرير скърцащ rangente skřípavý mühsam skurrende με τριγμούς rechinante, chirriante krigisev دارای صدای سایش kirskuva grinçant पेषण škriputav csikorgó menggerit nístandi, gnístandi stridulo きしむ音を立てる 삐걱거리는 džeržgiantis žņerkstošs; griezīgs berkeriut knarsend skurende, skrapende zgrzytliwy جګ غږ لرونكي rangente scârţâitor скрежещущий škrípavý škripajoč zvuk mrvljenja gnisslande, skärande มีเสียงครูด gıcırtıcı 刺耳的磨擦聲 скрегочучий پیسنے کی آواز سے متعلق ken két 磨擦的嗄的一声
2. severe. grinding poverty. ernstige, swaar شَديد، قاسٍ тeжък esmagador tíživý bedrückend tyngende; knugende σκληρός, αδυσώπητος absoluto karm شدید vakava écrasant חוֹרֶק भीषण težak (fel)őrlő, nyomasztó parah mikill, alvarlegur opprimente きびしい 힘겨운 sunkus, kankinantis briesmīgs; satriecošs mengazabkan nijpend tyngende, knugende ciężki, gnębiący کلک esmagador apăsător ужасный ťaživý izčrpavajoč težak förkrossande, tröstlös รุนแรง ezici, kahredici 難熬的 болючий شدید cùng cực 难熬的
ˈgrindstone noun
a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns. slypsteen حَجَر المِسَن точило pedra de amolar brusný kotouč der Schleifstein slibesten τροχός ακονίσματος muela; piedra de afilar käi سنگ آسیاب hiomakivi meule אֶבֶן מַשחֵזֵת सिल mlinski kamen köszörűkő batu gilingan hverfisteinn mola 砥石 회전식 숫돌 tekėlas galoda; tecīla batu pengasah slijpsteen, wetsteen slipestein kamień szlifierski وژرندى پل: دتيره كولو څرخ pedra de amolar poli­zor, piatră de ascuţit точило brús; mlynský kameň brus tocilo slipsten หินลับมีด biley taşı 磨石,砂輪 жорно; точило چکی کا پاٹ، گھسنے والا پرزہ đá mài 砂轮形磨石,旋转研磨机
grind down
to crush. She was ground down by poverty. onderdruk يَسْحَق разбивам esmagar drtit zermürben underkue; knuse συνθλίβω oprimir, aplastar; destruir rõhuma از پا درآوردن murskautua écraser נשחק पिसाना svesti na nešto elnyom menghancurkan kremja opprimere 押しつぶす 쪼들리다 sugniuždyti samalt; nomocīt ditindas onderdrukken, uitmergelen tynge ned, underkue zgnębić ویجاورل esmagar a zdrobi замучить (roz)drviť; muťiť, ťažiť izčrpati tlačiti krossa, tillintetgöra กดขี่ ezmek 折磨,磨難 роздавлювати تباہ کر دینا hành hạ 折磨
grind up
to grind into powder or small pieces. This machine grinds up rocks. maal يَسْحَق، يَطْحَن меля triturar rozdrtit, rozemlít zerkleinern male; knuse αλέθω, κομματιάζω pulverizar, hacer polvo, triturar jahvatama خرد کردن؛ پودر کردن murskata pulvériser לִטחוֹן पीसना mljeti, usitnjavati felőröl melumatkan mala, mylja frantumare 粉にする 가루로 만들다 grūsti, malti []malt mengisar malen male, knuse mleć ږ ټوټه ټو ټه كول triturar a pulveriza перемалывать rozdrviť, roz(o)mlieť zmleti mleti krossa, mala ner บดจนเป็นผง öğütmek 碾成粉 розмолоти برادے یا چھوٹے ٹکڑوں میں پیسنا nghiền nhỏ 碾成粉
keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping. hard werk يُجْبِرُ على العَمَل الشّاق принуждавам някого да работи като вол (fazer) trabalhar duro (nechat) dřít do úpadu jemanden schwer schuften lassen holde ... fast til arbejdet μου βγαίνει το λάδι στη δουλειά batir el yunque, trabajar sin levantar cabeza tööd rügama panema سخت و مداوم کار کردن tehdä kovaa työtä yhtäjaksoisesti (faire) travailler sans relâche לְהַעֲבִיד עָבוֹדַת פָּרֶך अथक कठिन परिश्रम करना prisiliti nekoga na težak rad agyonhajt vkit memaksa kerja láta e-n vinna baki brotnu lavorare sodo, sgobbare あくせく働く 혹사하다 (priversti ką nors) dirbti be atvangos izdzīt/nostrādināt kādu memaksa seseorang bekerja keras afbeulen henge i, passe på at noen ikke sluntrer unna harować زيات كار كوول (fazer) trabalhar no duro a forţa pe cineva să muncească non stop/continuu (заставлять) работать без передышки nechať (koho) drieť do úmoru delati brez prestanka raditi bez prestanka vara (hålla ngn) i ständigt arbete, [låta ngn] slita hund รุนแรง durmadan çalışmak, didinip durmak (迫使某人)不間斷地辛勞 працювати не покладаючи рук کسی سے مسلسل کڑی محنت کروانا làm việc cật lực 使(某人)埋头从事辛苦的劳动
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grinder

n. [dental] molar, pop. muela; pulverizador.
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'It's Grinder's lot, an't it?' cried Mr Short in a loud key.
Thus invited, 'Grinder's lot' approached with redoubled speed and soon came up with the little party.
Hans stood looking on for a while, and at last said, 'You must be well off, master grinder! you seem so happy at your work.' 'Yes,' said the other, 'mine is a golden trade; a good grinder never puts his hand into his pocket without finding money in it--but where did you get that beautiful goose?' 'I did not buy it, I gave a pig for it.' 'And where did you get the pig?' 'I gave a cow for it.' 'And the cow?' 'I gave a horse for it.' 'And the horse?' 'I gave a lump of silver as big as my head for it.' 'And the silver?' 'Oh!
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As I was looking at the grinder, certain thoughts entered my head and I stood wrapped in a reverie.
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"I say four, if not five," answered Don Quixote, "for never in my life have I had tooth or grinder drawn, nor has any fallen out or been destroyed by any decay or rheum."
Feeling himself so smitten, he imagined himself slain or badly wounded for certain, and recollecting his liquor he drew out his flask, and putting it to his mouth began to pour the contents into his stomach; but ere he had succeeded in swallowing what seemed to him enough, there came another almond which struck him on the hand and on the flask so fairly that it smashed it to pieces, knocking three or four teeth and grinders out of his mouth in its course, and sorely crushing two fingers of his hand.
Children came running with their mothers' scissors, or the carving-knife, or the paternal razor, or anything else that lacked an edge (except, indeed, poor Clifford's wits), that the grinder might apply the article to his magic wheel, and give it back as good as new.
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Once when he was sitting on his garden wall, smoking a pipe in the evening, an Italian organ- grinder came round with a monkey on a string.
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in the next room, for they are grinders. Regular flayers and grinders, my dear Lammle,' repeated Fledgeby with a peculiar relish, 'and they'll skin you by the inch, from the nape of your neck to the sole of your foot, and grind every inch of your skin to tooth-powder.
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I know it is my duty to "pray for them that despitefully use me;" and therefore, hard as it is, I shall still try to pray for these fumigating, maccaroni-stuffing organ- grinders.
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Forty teeth, namely twenty-four grinders, four eye-teeth, and twelve incisive.
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To a late hour in the night the sound of the grinding was protracted; for the mills were few in number compared with the grinders, and the weary and feeble ones were driven back by the strong, and came on last in their turn.
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