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In some senses, grout is marked as archaic, obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
grout
/ɡɹaʊt/
noun 4verb 2name 1
Collocations
2VERB + GROUT
tried
GROUT + NOUN
myself, tub
Definitions
noun
1
A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
2
Coarse meal; groats.
3
Dregs, sediment.
grouts of tea
4
A kind of beer or ale.
verb
1
To insert mortar between tiles.
I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.
* Stitching and grouting fractures in masonry, insertion of date marker tabs for monitoring.
2
To affix with mortar.
The year before the pandemic, a sump tank attached to a waste pond sprang a leak and had to be grouted shut.
name
1
A surname.
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Example Bank
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grouts of tea
Wiktionary02
I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.
Wiktionary03
* Stitching and grouting fractures in masonry, insertion of date marker tabs for monitoring.
Wiktionary04
The year before the pandemic, a sump tank attached to a waste pond sprang a leak and had to be grouted shut.
Wiktionary05
When I tried to grout the tub myself, I did a terrible job.
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