grater C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/ UK /ˈɡɹeɪtə/ See IPA manual Freq #41610 Meanings 1 noun a kitchen tool with a rough or perforated cutting surface used to shred food into small pieces She rubbed the cheese against the grater until a fine pile covered the pasta. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a kitchen tool with a rough... food gratershredder Word family Related forms grateshredzester Etymology From grate + -er, literally 'a thing that grates.' Grate came through Middle English graten from Old French grater, 'to scrape or scratch.' Topics Tools, Machines & Construction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # grater **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɹeɪtə/ **Frequency rank:** 41610 ## Meanings 1. a kitchen tool with a rough or perforated cutting surface used to shred food into small pieces ## Examples - She rubbed the cheese against the grater until a fine pile covered the pasta. ## Synonyms - food grater - shredder ## Related Forms - grate - shred - zester ## Etymology From grate + -er, literally 'a thing that grates.' Grate came through Middle English graten from Old French grater, 'to scrape or scratch.' ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown