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1 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) αλέθω2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) τρίζω3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) τρίβω2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) άχαρη δουλειά- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
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2 liquidiser
noun (an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food.) πολτοποιητής -
3 liquidizer
noun (an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food.) πολτοποιητής -
4 mortar
I ['mo:tə] noun(a mixture of cement, sand and water, used in building eg to hold bricks in place.) (τσιμεντο/ασβεστο)κονίαμαII ['mo:tə] noun(a type of short gun for firing shells upwards, in close-range attacks.) όλμοςIII ['mo:tə] noun(a dish in which to grind substances, especially with a pestle.) γουδί -
5 mill
[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) μύλος2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) μύλος3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) εργοστάσιο2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) αλέθω2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) στριφογυρνώ•- miller- millstone
- millwheel
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