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GROUT
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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:
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:
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)