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GROUT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("grout" is a kind of...):

plaster (a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings)

Derivation:

grout (bind with grout)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bind with grout

Example:

grout the bathtub

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "grout" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

grout (a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork)

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