grind

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɡɹaɪnd/ See IPA manual

Freq #8598

Meanings

1

verb
To crush something into small pieces or powder.

Grind the coffee beans before you make the coffee.
2

verb
To sharpen or shape something by rubbing it against a hard surface.

The blacksmith ground the blade until it was razor-sharp.
3

noun
Hard, boring, and tiring work or routine.

The daily grind of commuting left her exhausted.

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1 verb · to crush something into... crush

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Forms grindinggrinds

Derived forms backgrindcryogrinddeathgrindgoregrindgrindabilitygrindablegrinderygrindhousegrindsetgrindstergrindstonegrindy

Etymology

From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gríende, griene (“to grind, mill”), Dutch grinden (“to grind”, rare) and grind (“gravel, shingle”), Albanian grind (“to brawl, fight”).

grynden Middle English grindan Old English *grindan Proto-West Germanic *grindaną Proto-Germanic

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# grind

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹaɪnd/
**Frequency rank:** 8598

## Meanings
1. To crush something into small pieces or powder.
2. To sharpen or shape something by rubbing it against a hard surface.
3. Hard, boring, and tiring work or routine.

## Examples
- Grind the coffee beans before you make the coffee.
- The blacksmith ground the blade until it was razor-sharp.
- The daily grind of commuting left her exhausted.

## Derived Forms
- backgrind
- cryogrind
- deathgrind
- goregrind
- grindability
- grindable
- grindery
- grindhouse
- grindset
- grindster
- grindstone
- grindy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: grynden
- Root: grindan
- Root: *grindan
- Root: *grindaną

## Etymology
From Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gríende, griene (“to grind, mill”), Dutch grinden (“to grind”, rare) and grind (“gravel, shingle”), Albanian grind (“to brawl, fight”).

## AI Etymology
Grind comes from Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, from Proto-West Germanic *grindan, from Proto-Germanic *grindaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gríende, griene (“to grind, mill”), Dutch grinden (“to grind”, rare) and grind (“gravel, shingle”), Albanian grind (“to brawl, fight”). The historical chain includes grynden (Middle English), grindan (Old English), *grindan (Proto-West Germanic), and *grindaną (Proto-Germanic). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as backgrind, cryogrind, deathgrind, and goregrind. In present use it covers to crush something into small pieces or powder, to sharpen or shape something by rubbing it against a hard surface, and hard, boring, and tiring work or routine.

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- Describing Qualities

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