grid

C1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ɡɹɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #6089

Meanings

1

noun
A pattern of lines that cross each other to form squares.

The map is divided into a grid to help you find places.
2

noun
The network that delivers electricity to homes and businesses.

The storm knocked out power across the national grid.

Thesaurus

Word family

Forms grids

Derived forms diagriddodecagridgeogridgrid-ingrid-linedgridablegriddergriddlergriddygridirongridlessgridlike

Related forms grill grille lattice rectanglereticulumsquare

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Phrases (1)

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cattle grid
metal bars across a road opening that vehicles can cross but cattle generally avoid

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Grid arose in the mid-19th century as a back-formation from the Middle English word gridiron. It belongs to the group of words in which Latin cratis, “hurdle,” is also found.

Etymology

Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# grid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɡɹɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 6089

## Meanings
1. A pattern of lines that cross each other to form squares.
2. The network that delivers electricity to homes and businesses.

## Examples
- The map is divided into a grid to help you find places.
- The storm knocked out power across the national grid.

## Derived Forms
- diagrid
- dodecagrid
- geogrid
- grid-in
- grid-lined
- gridable
- gridder
- griddler
- griddy
- gridiron
- gridless
- gridlike

## Related Forms
- grill
- grille
- lattice
- rectangle
- reticulum
- square

## Etymology
Back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron.

## AI Etymology
Grid is back-formation or clipping of griddle or gridiron. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as diagrid, dodecagrid, geogrid, and grid-in and related forms such as grill, grille, and lattice. In present use it covers a pattern of lines that cross each other to form squares and the network that delivers electricity to homes and businesses.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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