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Grater vs Graver - What's the difference?

grater | graver |

As nouns the difference between grater and graver

is that grater is a tool with which one grates, especially cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump while graver is a burin.

As an adjective graver is

comparative of grave.

grater

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A tool with which one grates, especially cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump.
    • I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?

    See also

    * surform

    Anagrams

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    graver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a burin
  • a carver or engraver
  • * Tomlinson
    • The graver , in ploughing furrows in the surface of the copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (grave)
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