| VERB | possession | grate | furnish with a grate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | A frame of iron bars to hold a fire. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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