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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


Synonymsbomber, Cuban sandwich, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep


Broader (hypernym)sandwich

2. grinder (body) grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars


Synonymsmolar


Broader (hypernym)tooth


Narrower (hyponym)wisdom tooth

3. grinder (artifact) machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing


Synonymsmill, milling machinery


Broader (hypernym)machinery


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

4. grinder (artifact) a machine tool that polishes metal


Broader (hypernym)machine tool


Part holonymemery wheel, grinding wheel









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