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grater

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grat·er  (grtr)
n.
One that grates, as an implement with sharp-edged slits and perforations on which to grate foods.
grater [ˈgreɪtə]
n
1. (Cookery) a kitchen utensil with sharp-edged perforations for grating carrots, cheese, etc.
2. a person or thing that grates
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gratergrater - utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)
kitchen utensil - a utensil used in preparing food
Translations
grater [ˈgreɪtəʳ] N (Culin) → rallador m
grater [ˈgreɪtər] n (for grating food) → râpe f cheese grater, nutmeg grater
grater
n → Reibe f
grater [ˈgreɪtəʳ] n → grattugia
grater [ˈgreɪtəʳ] n → grattugia


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"Here are some in the grater," said Miss Ophelia, holding them up.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
In this the woman, as fair as a goddess, mixed them a mess with Pramnian wine; she grated goat's milk cheese into it with a bronze grater, threw in a handful of white barley-meal, and having thus prepared the mess she bade them drink it.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
These things were crowded with utensils of all sorts: frying pans, sauce pans, kettles, forks, knives, basting and soup spoons, nutmeg graters, sifters, colanders, meat saws, flat irons, rolling pins and many other things of a like nature.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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