Grater

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grater \Grat"er\, a. [From Qrate, v.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "grater":
     cheese grater, comminutor, crusher, granulator, grinder, kominuter,
     levigator, masher, mill, millstone, mortar and pestle,
     nutmeg grater, pestle, pulverizer, quern, quernstone, rock crusher,
     roller, shredder, steamroller, triturator