GROUT
What does "GROUT" mean?
A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles or set into joints in masonry.
Meanings
- A fluid form of mortar poured into joints between tiles or stones. He sealed the bathroom floor once the grout had cured.
- To fill or finish joints with grout. They tiled the kitchen on Saturday and grouted it on Sunday.
Word origin
From Old English 'grut' meaning coarse meal or grounds, related to 'groats'; the sense of a thin building mortar developed from this idea of a coarse, gritty mixture.
Remember it
GROUT is GROUND-up paste minus the N and D - the gritty stuff between your tiles.
A little poem
The tiles take the credit, glazed and proud,
but the grout in the gaps is what keeps them allowed.
couplet
Wordplay
- I told my tiler I had no complaints about the joints. He said don't worry - he'd take it for grout-ed.
What it teaches
The grout never gets admired, yet pull it out and the whole wall comes loose.
Quick facts
What does GROUT mean?
A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles or set into joints in masonry.
Is GROUT a valid word?
Yes — GROUT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GROUT?
GROUT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GROUT come from?
From Old English 'grut' meaning coarse meal or grounds, related to 'groats'; the sense of a thin building mortar developed from this idea of a coarse, gritty mixture.
What can GROUT teach us?
The grout never gets admired, yet pull it out and the whole wall comes loose.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.