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grizzly
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noun
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
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adjective
(= grey, gray, hoar, hoary)
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
whose beard with age is hoar
— Coleridge
nodded his hoary head
grate
Verb
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When you grate something, you turn it into little pieces by rubbing it against something sharp or rough.
He grated an entire block of cheese for the nachos.
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When you grate something, you rub it against something in a way that makes a loud, annoying noise.
During the math test, the student grated his pencil against the side of his desk so loudly that the teacher threatened to throw the pencil out the window.
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When a person grates, they say something in a loud, often annoying voice.
"Silence during tests!" the teacher grated in a voice that was almost as loud as the pencil.
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When someone or someone grates on you, it makes you annoyed. It is hard to deal with or listen to.
She means well, but she has a loud, high, perky voice that just grates on me.
The constant sound of construction outside my house grated on my nerves until I had to leave.
grate
Noun
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A grate is a metal cover with bars on it. It may cover things like fireplaces or sewers.
The construction workers covered the hole in the road with a grate so nobody would fall down the hole.