GRILL
What does "GRILL" mean?
A frame of metal bars for cooking food over heat, or the act of cooking on one.
Meanings
- A device with parallel metal bars for cooking food over a heat source. He flipped the burgers on the grill.
- To cook food on a grill or under direct heat. We grilled vegetables and fish for dinner.
- To question someone intensely and persistently. Reporters grilled the senator about the scandal. informal
- A restaurant that serves grilled food, or its menu section. We met for lunch at the bar and grill.
Word origin
From French 'grille' (grating), from Latin 'craticula', a small gridiron — the diminutive of 'cratis' (wickerwork), the same root behind 'grate'.
Remember it
GRILL has a double-L like two parallel bars of a grilling grate.
A little poem
Smoke writes its quick blue rumor on the air-
the steak says nothing, and confesses there.
couplet
Wordplay
- The detective and the chef both said it: 'Give me ten minutes on the grill and I'll get the truth out of anything.'
What it teaches
Heat reveals what's inside, whether it's a steak or a story you'd rather not tell.
Quick facts
What does GRILL mean?
A frame of metal bars for cooking food over heat, or the act of cooking on one.
Is GRILL a valid word?
Yes — GRILL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GRILL?
GRILL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GRILL come from?
From French 'grille' (grating), from Latin 'craticula', a small gridiron — the diminutive of 'cratis' (wickerwork), the same root behind 'grate'.
What can GRILL teach us?
Heat reveals what's inside, whether it's a steak or a story you'd rather not tell.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.