[grist] 
| 1. | grain to be ground. |
| 2. | ground grain; meal produced from grinding. |
| 3. | a quantity of grain for grinding at one time; the amount of meal from one grinding. |
| 4. | Older Use. a quantity or lot. |
| 5. | to grind (grain). |
| 6. | grist for or to one's mill, something employed to one's profit or advantage, esp. something seemingly unpromising: Every delay was so much more grist for her mill. |
