grist
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.
to grind (grain).
Idioms about 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
1Other words from grist
- grister, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for grist
/ (ɡrɪst) /
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
Origin of grist
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