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Griddle vs Grating - What's the difference?

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Griddle is a related term of grating.


As nouns the difference between griddle and grating

is that griddle is a flat plate of metal used for cooking while grating is a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.

As verbs the difference between griddle and grating

is that griddle is to use a griddle, to cook on a griddle while grating is .

As an adjective grating is

(typically of a voice) harsh and unpleasant.

griddle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flat plate of metal used for cooking.
  • *1871 , Louisa May Alcott, :
  • *:Such a clatter as the little spoon made, and such a beating as the batter got, it quite foamed, I assure you; and when Daisy poured some on to the griddle , it rose like magic into a puffy flapjack that made Demi's mouth water.
  • *1894 , Lance Rawson, :
  • *:Some people when making scones do not trouble to light the oven but use the frying pan: of course if you have a griddle it is better than oven or pan, but very few people possess this useful utensil.
  • Derived terms

    *like a hen on a hot griddle

    Verb

  • To use a griddle, to cook on a griddle.
  • Anagrams

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    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

    Verb

    (head)