grout
A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonryA thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
» When I tried to grout the tub myself, I did a terrible job.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
Fugenmörtel
раство́рrastvór, затиркаzatirka
a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Coarse meal; groats.
Grieß
крупа́krupá
(archaic, countable, in the plural, uncountable)Dregs, sediment.
Satz
оса́докosádok
(UK, countable, obsolete, uncountable)A kind of beer or ale.
Examples
1 sentencesWhen I tried to grout the tub myself, I did a terrible job.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English growte, grut, from Old English grūt (“dregs; coarse meal”), from ProtoFrom Middle English growte, grut, from Old English grūt (“dregs; coarse meal”), from Proto-West Germanic *grūt, from Proto-Germanic *grūtą (compare Dutch gruit (“dregs”), German Grauß, Norwegian grut (“ground”)), lengthening of Proto-Germanic *grutą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to grind, rub”). Related to grit.
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Forms
plural: groutsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable