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grist  (grst)

n.

1. Grain or a quantity of grain for grinding.

2. Ground grain.

Idiom:

grist for (one's)/the mill

Something that can be used to advantage.

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[Middle English, from Old English grst; see ghrendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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grist [grɪst]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture)

a.  grain intended to be or that has been ground

b.  the quantity of such grain processed in one grinding

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Brewing malt grains that have been cleaned and cracked

grist to (or for) the (or one's) mill anything that can be turned to profit or advantage

[Old English grīst; related to Old Saxon grist-grimmo gnashing of teeth, Old High German grist-grimmōn]

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Grist a lot; a number; a quantity; a supply for an occasion; the grain which is to be ground at the mill.

Examples: grist of bees, 1848; of corn [awaiting grinding], 1483; of flies; of grain [amount carried to the mill at one time]; of hope, 1623; of meal; of rain, 1840.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grist - grain intended to be or that has been ground food grain, grain, cereal - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

Translations

grist [grɪst] N it's all grist to the mill → de todo hay que sacar provecho

grist [ˈgrɪst] n
grist to the mill
It's all grist to his mill → Ça apporte de l'eau à son moulin.

grist

n it’s all grist to his/the mill → das kann er/man alles verwerten; (for complaint) → das ist Wasser auf seine Mühle

grist [grɪst] n (fig) it's (all) grist to the mill → tutto aiuta

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grist [grɪst] n (fig) it's (all) grist to the mill → tutto aiuta