grinder
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5.0
- noun
- /ˈɡraɪndər/
- US
:
sándwich
- We went to lunch at Grinders in North Canton and had salads.
Examples
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I would gladly pay an extra 15 or even 50 cents for my pizza or grinder.
Blog text (6) -
For lunch, I ordered a delicious grinder filled with ham, cheese, and fresh vegetables.
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The hot-dog place Rita remembered no longer sold hot dogs; the new people served grinders.
Fiction book (1998) -
He took a big bite of the grinder and enjoyed the savory combination of meats and sauces.
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At the deli, they make the best grinders with your choice of toppings on a toasted roll.
Synonyms
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2.8
A long bread roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
11
8.2
A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
11
4.4
A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
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2.7
A long bread roll cut open and filled with meat, cheese, and vegetables
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8.9
A large sandwich made from a long roll split lengthwise and filled with meat
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8.3
A large sandwich on a long roll filled with meats and cheese
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7.7
A large sandwich on a long crusty roll with meat and cheese
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3.2
A long sandwich filled with meat, cheese and salad
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2.1
A long bread roll split open and filled with meats, cheese, and salad vegetables
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2.8
A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables
1
9.9
A large sandwich on a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and lettuce
A large sandwich made with a long crusty roll filled with meats, cheese, and vegetables
A large sandwich made from a long crusty roll filled with meat and cheese
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
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7.0
A situation that causes a lot of harm and suffering to people over time
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1.7
A small tool that crushes peppercorns into ground pepper for adding flavor to food
How Filling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grinder for a sandwich has a few stories about its origin, but one popular idea links it to the verb grind because the crusty roll needs a lot of chewing. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a big, chewy sandwich you might 'grind' your teeth on, which explains the name.