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grand | grating |

As a proper noun grand

is a commune in france.

As an adjective grating is

(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant.

As a noun grating is

a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

As a verb grating is

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grand

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

(er)
  • Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence, relatively great; greatest; chief; principal.
    • a grand mountain
    a grand army
    a grand mistake
  • Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or impression; illustrious, dignified, or noble (said of persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime (said of things).
    • a grand monarch
    a grand view
    a grand conception
  • Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance than other persons or things of the same name.
    • a grand lodge
    a grand vizier
    a grand piano
  • Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent -- generally used in composition; as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
  • (Ireland, Northern England) fine; lovely

    • Noun

    (grand)
  • One thousand dollars (compare ).
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    • , date = 2003-12-21 , episode = The Hitchhiker , title = (Cold Case) , people = (Danny Pino) , role = Scotty Valens , season = 1 , number = 10 , passage = I could win ten grand over there, I still ain't paying a cabbie 300 bucks to drive me home. }}
  • (British) One thousand pounds sterling.
  • (musical instruments) A grand piano

    • Related terms

    * grandeur * grandiose * grandiosity * grandioso

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    grating

    English

    (wikipedia grating)

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant
  • abrasive; tending to annoy

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
  • A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
  • The loose material that comes from something being grated.
    • Add a few gratings of nutmeg to the hot milk.
  • An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
  • (nautical, in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.

    • Synonyms

    * grill

    Related terms

    * grate

    Verb

    (head)