grout
To insert mortar between tilesTo insert mortar between tiles.
Translations
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Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To insert mortar between tiles.
I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.
verfugen
затира́тьzatirátʹ
(transitive)To affix with mortar.
- bind with grout
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
grouts, grouting, grouted, groutedTenses
grout · grouted · will grout · have groutedWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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