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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grist /grɪst/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- grain to be ground, or that is ground.
Idioms- Idioms grist for or to one's mill, something used to one's profit or advantage.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grist (grist),USA pronunciation n. - grain to be ground.
- ground grain;
meal produced from grinding. - a quantity of grain for grinding at one time;
the amount of meal from one grinding. - Slang Terms[Older Use.]a quantity or lot.
- Idioms grist for or to one's mill, something employed to one's profit or advantage, esp. something seemingly unpromising:Every delay was so much more grist for her mill.
v.t. - to grind (grain).
- bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English; akin to Old English grindan to grind
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: grist /ɡrɪst/ n - grain intended to be or that has been ground
- the quantity of such grain processed in one grinding
- malt grains that have been cleaned and cracked
- grist to the mill, grist to one's mill, grist for the mill, grist for one's mill ⇒ anything that can be turned to profit or advantage
Etymology: Old English grīst; related to Old Saxon grist-grimmo gnashing of teeth, Old High German grist-grimmōn |