grind

VERBNOUN /graɪnd/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH G

grind is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1I1N1D2
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does grind mean?

VERB · 7 SENSES
1

Reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading.

“grind the spices in a mortar”

2

Shape or form by grinding.

“grind lenses for glasses and cameras”

3

Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together.

SYNONYMS
RELATED
5

Press or grind with a crushing noise.

BROADER
6

Created by grinding.

“grind designs into the glass bowl”

BROADER
7

Dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced.

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

The grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground.

“a coarse grind of coffee”

2

Hard monotonous routine work.

3

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.

4

The act of grinding to a powder or dust.