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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

Noun

1. grain that is to be or that has been ground

2. grist to the mill anything that can be turned to profit or advantage [Old English grīst]

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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 (fig);

it's (all) grist to his mill → ça l'arrange, ça apporte de l'eau à son moulin

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grist [grɪst] n (fig);

it's all grist to the mill → das kann man alles verwerten

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