grout

CEFRC2

/ɡɹaʊt/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A cement-like substance used to fill spaces between tiles.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Coarse meal; groats.

Examples

  • When I tried to grout the tub myself, I did a terrible job.

  • I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɡɹæɔt/
  • /ɡɹʌut/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Dregs, sediment.

  2. A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To insert mortar between tiles.

More examples

In context

  • * Stitching and grouting fractures in masonry, insertion of date marker tabs for monitoring.

  • The year before the pandemic, a sump tank attached to a waste pond sprang a leak and had to be grouted shut.

  • grouts of tea

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The tiles were loose, so we applied blank between them to hold them tight.

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Origin

noun

From 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.