coffee grinder
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈkɔːfi ˈɡraɪndər/
:
molino de café
- To make fresh coffee, I always use my coffee grinder to grind the beans just before brewing.
- a clean coffee grinder
- an old coffee grinder
- pulverize in a coffee grinder
A machine sounds more inert because a coffee grinder is a machine.
- A machine sounds more inert because a coffee grinder is a machine.
Examples
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For fine sugar, I use the coffee grinder.
Blog text (22) -
The coffee grinder will solve our problem.
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I like to put them in a coffee grinder for a few seconds.
Blog text (13) -
"The coffee grinder's on the table behind you," he said.
Fiction book (1991) -
You have an automatic coffee grinder.
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I didn't lose the coffee grinder.
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Bill slammed the coffee grinder lid down on the counter.
Fiction book (1995) -
Let the hardened dates cool down, then pulse slowly in either a high-powered food processor or a coffee grinder.
Blog text (22) -
He hears the coffee grinder, then the kettle whistling.
Fiction book (1996) -
She pours peppercorns into the Turkish coffee grinder.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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2.5
A machine that crushes materials, for example coffee beans
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2.2
A machine that grinds materials like grain and coffee
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7.2
A machine that crushes things into powder or small pieces
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2.9
A small machine that grinds roasted coffee beans into small pieces to make coffee
How Fine
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2.3
- Specialized
27
2.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a device for grinding coffee beans' is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents 'coffee' (the product) and 'grinder' (a machine for grinding). This straightforward noun+noun compound follows common cross-linguistic compounding patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Coffee grinder comes from a simple picture: coffee (the beans) and grinder (a tool that grinds them). It is a machine that turns whole beans into small pieces of 'ground' coffee, so the name describes its job.