English noun: grinder |
1. | grinder (food) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States |
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| Synonyms | bomber, Cuban sandwich, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sandwich |
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2. | grinder (body) grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars |
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| Synonyms | molar |
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| Broader (hypernym) | tooth |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | wisdom tooth |
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3. | grinder (artifact) machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing |
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| Synonyms | mill, milling machinery |
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| Broader (hypernym) | machinery |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cider mill, coffee grinder, coffee mill, flour mill, gristmill, meat grinder, pepper grinder, pepper mill, quern, spicemill, tread-wheel, treadmill, treadwheel, water mill, windmill |
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4. | grinder (artifact) a machine tool that polishes metal |
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| Broader (hypernym) | machine tool |
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| Part holonym | emery wheel, grinding wheel |
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