grate
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
Example:
The grate stopped the sheep from escaping from their field.
- verbTo furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars.
Example:
to grate a window
- verbTo shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.
Example:
I need to grate the cheese before the potato is cooked.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,450 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 99% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None