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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
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