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Another word for grind

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Noun

  1. A difficult or tedious job

    See also:

    work

  2. A drudge

    See also:

    drudge

Verb

  1. To pulverize

    Antonyms:

  2. To sharpen

    See also:

    sharpen

  3. Oppress

    See also:

    oppress

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Sentence Examples

  • She thought she heard him grind his teeth and frowned.

  • They allowed us to grind the spices, pick over the raisins and lick the stirring spoons.

  • They crush or grind the food, and are hence called " molars."

  • paddle the canoe and fish, while the girls learn to spin and weave, grind maize, and cook - good conduct being enforced by punishments of increasing severity, up to pricking their bodies with aloethorns and holding their faces over burning chillies.

  • The island of Griend (or Grind) once boasted a walled town, which was destroyed by flood at the end of the 13th century.

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