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Gride :: Gride (e. i.) To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce harshly; as, the griding sword..

Bray :: Bray (v. t.) To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound..

Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..

Calcination :: Calcination (n.) The act or process of disintegrating a substance, or rendering it friable by the action of heat, esp. by the expulsion of some volatile matter, as when carbonic and acid is expelled from carbonate of calcium in the burning of limestone in order to make lime..

Regratery :: Regratery (n.) The act or practice of regrating.

Soften :: Soften (v. t.) To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the opposite; as, to soften the voice..

Stridor :: Strident (a.) Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.

Portcullis :: Portcullis (n.) A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy..

Immigration :: Immigration (n.) The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

Deflagrating :: Deflagrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deflagrat.

Regrating :: Regrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Regrat.

Bray :: Bray (n.) The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound..

Grated :: Grated (a.) Furnished with a grate or grating; as, grated windows..

Grating :: Grating (n.) A system of close equidistant and parallel lines lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also diffraction grating..

Horde :: Horde (n.) A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude..

Deflagration :: Deflagration (n.) The act or process of deflagrating.

Raspy :: Raspy (a.) Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating..

Harshly :: Harshly (adv.) In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.

Creaking :: Creaking (n.) A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound..

Grille :: Grille (v. t.) A lattice or grating.

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