Noun: grinder grIn-du(r)
- Machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
"The cement grinder reduced the limestone to a fine powder";
- mill, milling machinery
- A machine tool that polishes metal
"The machinist used a grinder to smooth the rough edges of the metal part"
- Grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
"The dentist told her she needed a filling in her back grinder";
- molar
- [US, informal] A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
"He ordered a classic Italian grinder with all the toppings";
- bomber [US, informal], hero [N. Amer], hero sandwich [N. Amer], hoagie [N. Amer], hoagy [N. Amer], Cuban sandwich [N. Amer], Italian sandwich [N. Amer], poor boy [N. Amer], sub [N. Amer, informal], submarine [N. Amer], submarine sandwich [N. Amer], torpedo [US], wedge [US, informal], zep [N. Amer]
Derived forms: grinders
Type of: chopper [informal], machine tool, machinery, sandwich, sarnie [Brit, informal], tooth
Encyclopedia: Grinder, Norway