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Routed vs Grouted - What's the difference?

routed | grouted |

As verbs the difference between routed and grouted

is that routed is (route) or routed can be (rout) while grouted is (grout).

As an adjective routed

is (chiefly|in combination) assigned a route or routed can be decisively beaten or defeated.

routed

English

Etymology 1

From .

Verb

(head)
  • (route)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, in combination) assigned a route

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rout)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • decisively beaten or defeated

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    grouted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (grout)

    • grout

    English

    Noun

  • A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
  • Coarse meal; groats.
  • (typically used in the plural ) Dregs, sediment.
  • * Charles Dickens
    • grouts of tea
  • (UK, obsolete) A kind of beer or ale.

    • Related terms

    * groat * grits * gruel

    Verb

  • To insert mortar between tiles.
    • I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.