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Grinding :: Grinding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grin.

Millstone :: Millstone (n.) One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.

Groove :: Groove (n.) A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut..

Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz..

Runner :: Runner (n.) A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding..

Pulverize :: Pulverize (v. t.) To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other methods must be pursued..

Trituration :: Trituration (n.) The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc..

Soc :: Soc (n.) An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township which the mill stands.

Bruiser :: Bruiser (n.) A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of telescopes.

Grinting :: Grinting (n.) Grinding.

Contrition :: Contrition (n.) The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing.

Grind :: Grind (v. i.) To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones.

Munch :: Munch (v. t. & i.) To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls..

Martin :: Martin (n.) A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

Mill :: Mill (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill..

Multure :: Multure (n.) The toll for grinding grain.

Slip :: Slip (n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools.

Tanite :: Tanite (n.) A firm composition of emery and a certain kind of cement, used for making grinding wheels, slabs, etc..

Emery :: Emery (n.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum..

Triture :: Triture (n.) A rubbing or grinding; trituration.

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