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grater

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. graternoun

    utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)

Wiktionary

  1. graternoun

    A tool with which one grates, especially cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump.

    I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?

  2. Etymology: From grate + -er.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Graternoun

    A kind of coarse file with which soft bodies are rubbed to powder.

    Etymology: gratoir, Fr. from grate.

Wikipedia

  1. Grater

    A grater, also known as a shredder, is a kitchen utensil used to grate foods into fine pieces.

ChatGPT

  1. grater

    A grater is a kitchen utensil used for cutting food into fine pieces by rubbing it against a surface with sharp cut-ratings or tiny holes. It is commonly used for grating cheese, but can also be used for a variety of other items like vegetables, spices, fruits, chocolate, and more. Many graters are made of stainless steel and come in different shapes and sizes, with different sizes of holes for different grating results.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grateradjective

    one who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs

  2. Etymology: [From Qrate, v.]

Wikidata

  1. Grater

    A grater is a kitchen utensil used to grate foods into fine pieces. It was invented by François Boullier in the 1540s.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GRATER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grater is ranked #40016 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Grater surname appeared 548 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Grater.

    96.9% or 531 total occurrences were White.
    1.8% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grater in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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