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Grates

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grindnounThe act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
eat intoverbTo consume gradually, especially by erosion.
fretnounAgitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or some other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.
scrapenounThe sound or action of something being scraped.
ranklenoun(rare) A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer.
abradesverb(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
chartsnounA map.
gatesnounA placename.
gratingsnounThe sound made by something that grates against something else.
gridnounA system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
gridsnounA system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire.
grillesnounAlternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider") [A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.]
grillsnounA surname.
matricesnounThe cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
racksnoun(metonymic) publication, distribution (of a magazine)
scalesnounA device for measuring weight.
schedulesnounA procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
screensnounA physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
sheetsnoun(informal, figurative) Of rain or other precipitation, a great amount.
templatesnounA generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.

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