grinder
27
2.5
- noun
- /ˈɡraɪndər/
- Specialized
:
molino
- Compatible Technology International introduced its Omega food grinder into Zimbabwe in the 1990s.
- tub grinder
- mixer-grinder
- meat grinder
Will you have been testing a grinder for meat.
- Will you have been testing a grinder for meat.
- It has to be the most versatile to a angle grinder.
- A machine sounds more inert because a coffee grinder is a machine.
Examples
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S&S purchased a Vermeer tub grinder a few years ago to process the bark.
Academic text (1999) -
A good mixer grinder which is automated comes with a heat sensor.
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I produced a coffee grinder, something none of them had seen before.
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Can you tell me how one loses a coffee grinder?
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You have an automatic coffee grinder.
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We bring out this meat grinder into the dining room and we clamp it onto the table.
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"We put wood, pallets, and brush through the grinder and then wet it down," he says.
Academic text (1996) -
At her facility, the wood is run through the grinder, then screened through a two-stage trommel.
Academic text (1999) -
Feedstock is first processed through a grinder, then put into windrows on a two-acre concrete pad.
Academic text (1998) -
I have a powerful grinder that quickly turns whole beans into fresh coffee.
Synonyms
61
3.9
A machine that breaks large objects into smaller pieces, like rocks or cans
20
2.2
A machine that grinds materials like grain and coffee
9
6.9
A thick round stone that turns to sharpen knives and other tools
2
2.3
A machine that turns roasted coffee beans into small pieces
1
7.2
A machine that crushes things into powder or small pieces
1
1.8
A kitchen machine that cuts meat into small pieces
1
7.3
One of two large flat stones that grind grain into flour
1
6.0
A machine that crushes and compacts large items like cans or boxes
1
2.9
A small machine that grinds roasted coffee beans into small pieces to make coffee
1
1.7
A small tool that crushes peppercorns into ground pepper for adding flavor to food
1
9.8
A mill that grinds grain into flour for local farmers
1
3.9
A round wheel of rough material that you use to sharpen or shape metal
1
5.9
A machine that grinds plant material into small pieces to cover soil
Machines that grind or crush materials like grain into smaller pieces
A machine that cuts plastic or organic waste into small pieces
A machine that breaks materials like plastic or organic waste into small pieces
A machine that breaks things like food and tissue into small pieces for disposal and processing
A machine or person that crushes things like fruit and paper to remove the soft inner part
A person, animal, or machine that chews and grinds food
A tool that breaks corn kernels for food or animal feed
A person or machine that grinds bread into small pieces for cooking
Compounds
- Archaic
2
8.3
A street musician who plays a small hand-turned organ, often with a monkey, or a person in charge
- Literature
2
7.0
A situation that causes a lot of harm and suffering to people over time
1
1.7
A small tool that crushes peppercorns into ground pepper for adding flavor to food
How Fine
- US
1
7.2
- Specialized
1
7.7
- Specialized
27
2.5
23
3.0
- Specialized
61
3.9
- Archaic
35
9.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grinder comes from the verb grind meaning 'to crush' plus the ending -er meaning 'one who' or 'that which does'. So a grinder is literally 'the thing that crushes', which fits machines for coffee, metal, or food.