grist
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9.5
- noun
- /ɡrɪst/
:
grano
- The farmer took the harvested wheat to the grist mill to make flour.
- grist mill
- provide grist
So when grist gets water, it becomes mash.
- So when grist gets water, it becomes mash.
- So, you know, at first it was the the grist mill that they put on the river to power the wheel.
Examples
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She watched the grist being ground into fine powder at the mill.
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Freshly milled grist can produce delicious bread and pastries.
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As is usual in research of this kind, we have been left with questions that are grist for future study.
Academic text (2003) -
So when grist gets water, it becomes mash.
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There may be lots of ideas, and these will be grist for institutes like ours that publish books and articles.
Academic text (1995) -
The Glade Creek Grist Mill is located in Babcock State Park.
Academic text (2001) -
The question of free will has long been grist for philosophers—even in the pages of the Humanist.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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1.0
An edible seed from plants like wheat or rice used as food
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8.7
Grains with their outer shell removed and cut small, like oats, used for porridge
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9.8
A grain from oats or barley with the outer husk removed and bran left
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Etymology
Grist comes from an old word meaning 'to grind' and is related to the common English word grind. It originally meant the grain brought to a mill to be ground, so grist still means grain for making flour.