grist
[ grist ]
/ grɪst /
noun
grain to be ground.
ground grain; meal produced from grinding.
a quantity of grain for grinding at one time; the amount of meal from one grinding.
Older Use.
a quantity or lot.
verb (used with object)
to grind (grain).
Idioms for grist
grist for/to one's mill,
something employed to one's profit or advantage, especially something seemingly unpromising: Every delay was so much more grist for her mill.
Origin of grist
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; akin to Old English
grindan to
grind
OTHER WORDS FROM grist
grist·er, nounWords nearby grist
Example sentences from the Web for grist
British Dictionary definitions for grist
grist
/ (ɡrɪst) /
noun
- grain intended to be or that has been ground
- the quantity of such grain processed in one grinding
brewing
malt grains that have been cleaned and cracked
grist to the mill, grist to one's mill, grist for the mill or grist for one's mill
anything that can be turned to profit or advantage
Word Origin for grist
Old English
grīst; related to Old Saxon
grist-grimmo gnashing of teeth, Old High German
grist-grimmōn