VERB | possession | grate | furnish with a grate |
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emotion | grate, eat into, fret, rankle | gnaw into | |
contact | grate | reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing / rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface | |
contact | grate, grind | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together | |
contact | grate, scrape | scratch repeatedly | |
NOUN | artifact | grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire |
event | grate | a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something | |
artifact | grate, grating | a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air |
Sounds | grey't | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | A frame of iron bars to hold a fire. | |
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Synonym | grating | |
Part of | furnace | An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. |
stove, kitchen stove, range, kitchen range, cooking stove | A kitchen appliance used for cooking food | |
Broader | framework, frame | A structure supporting or containing something |
Spanish | enrejado, reja, rejilla | |
Catalan | reixa | |
Verbs | grate | furnish with a grate |
Meaning | A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something. | |
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Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
Meaning | A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air. | |
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Synonym | grating | |
Narrower | grille, radiator grille | grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator |
Broader | barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement |
Spanish | rejilla | |
Catalan | reixa | |
Verbs | grate | furnish with a grate |
Meaning | Furnish with a grate. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "a grated fireplace" | |
Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
Spanish | enrejar | |
Nouns | grate, grating | a frame of iron bars to hold a fire |
grate | a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air |
Meaning | gnaw into; make resentful or angry. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Model | The bad news will grate him | |
Synonyms | eat into, fret, rankle | |
Broader | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | Cause annoyance in |
Spanish | amargar, carcomer, crispar, roer, supurar | |
Catalan | amargar, crispar |
Meaning | Reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing / rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Examples |
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Broader | rub | Move over something with pressure |
Nouns | grater | utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese) |
Meaning | make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "grate one's teeth in anger" | |
Synonym | grind | |
Entails | rub | Move over something with pressure |
Narrower | chew, masticate, manducate, jaw | chew (food) |
gnash | grind together, of teeth | |
Broader | break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise | break or cause to break into pieces |
Spanish | moler, rallar | |
Catalan | moldre, molinar, ratllar |
Meaning | scratch repeatedly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | scrape | |
Entailed by | rake | Gather with a rake |
Narrower | paw | scrape with the paws |
Broader | rub | Move over something with pressure |
Spanish | arañar, rallar, rascar, raspar | |
Catalan | gratar, rascar, raspar, ratllar |
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