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.
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Examples
1 sentencesWhen 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.
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
See also
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