grout

Speech parts

1. grout - Noun

2. grout - Verb

3. Grout - Proper noun

Meaning

Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.

Formerly, a kind of beer or ale.

Lees; dregs; grounds.

A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.

To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

putty lute caulk size binder calk composition joint concrete sand cement glue mortar plaster paste
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Antonyms

separate repulse fight combat dispute counter
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Hypernyms

secure fix plaster fasten

Phrases with the word

cement grout non-shrink grout cement water grout grout mix grout mixture

Derivatives

grouted grouting

Anagrams

Rutog

Examples

I do have a fantasy life in which I can grout bathrooms - but not for a living. Will Self

Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the floor and grout it. Then you have a tile floor, and not just any tile floor: it's a mosaic of your own choosing. Dan Phillips

The text illustrates the pictures - it provides a connective tissue for me. I usually refine the text last, partly because pictures are harder to do, so it's easier to edit words - I use text as grout in between the tiles of the pictures. Shaun Tan

grout the bathtub Source: Internet

Common stabilization materials include pozzolan cement grout and polyurethane. Source: Internet

As I got closer and chose my urinal, I realize that he’s using the tile grout to file his fingernails! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

grouselike grouser grousing grout mix grout mixture grouter