grater

CEFRB1

/ˈɡɹeɪtə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A tool with rough holes used to shred food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

Examples

  • You might not need a grater if you have good knife skills.

  • Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her grater.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump

More examples

In context

  • Do you need a grater?

  • I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He grabbed the kitchen blank from the drawer to shred the vegetables.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Old French grateor. See grate. By surface analysis, grate (“to scrape, etc.”) + -er.