grind

  • 51grind — see the mill cannot grind with the water that is past the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small …

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  • 52grind — [OE] Grind is part of the ancient Indo European word stock. Relatives such as Latin frendere ‘crush’ and Lithuanian grendu ‘rub’ point back to an Indo European *ghrendh . This perhaps denoted ‘crushing’ rather than what we would today call… …

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  • 53grind — v. & n. v. (past and past part. ground) 1 a tr. reduce to small particles or powder by crushing esp. by passing through a mill. b intr. (of a mill, machine, etc.) move with a crushing action. 2 a tr. reduce, sharpen, or smooth by friction. b tr.… …

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  • 54grind — 1. verb 1) the sandstone is ground into powder Syn: crush, pound, pulverize, mill, granulate, crumble, smash, press; technical triturate, comminute 2) a knife being ground on a wheel Syn: sharpen, whet …

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  • 55grind on — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms grind on : present tense I/you/we/they grind on he/she/it grinds on present participle grinding on past tense ground on past participle ground on if something boring or unpleasant grinds on, it continues… …

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  • 56grind —   Wili, uwī, ho okala, ānai, kuai, hoana. See ground.    ♦ Grind sugar cane, wili kō.    ♦ Grind flour, kāwili palaoa …

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  • 57Grind — der Grind, e (Oberstufe) verkrustete Bedeckung einer Wunde Synonyme: Kruste, Schorf, Wundschorf Beispiel: Die Wunde am Knie fing langsam an zu heilen und es bildete sich Grind …

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  • 58grind — See: AX TO GRIND …

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  • 59grind — See: AX TO GRIND …

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  • 60Grind — Grịnd 〈m. 1〉 1. Wundschorf 2. 〈volkstüml. Bez. für〉 Hautausschlag mit Krusten u. Borkenbildung, schorfige Flechten mit Pustelbildung bei Haustieren 3. Pilzkrankheit beim Weinstock 4. 〈Jägerspr.〉 Kopf (von Hirsch u. Gamswild) [<ahd. grint… …

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