grate
Fireplace metal frame
A grate is a framework of metal bars—in a fireplace to hold burning fuel, or over a drain or window as a cover.
To grate is to reduce something to small pieces by rubbing against a rough surface: grate some cheese.
Grating also produces harsh scraping sounds, and by extension, harsh effects on the nerves: Her voice grates on me.
Fireplace floor area
- fireguardHearth spark barrier
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
andirons · firewood · logs · ash · coals · kindling · tinder · firebox
Cause mild anger
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- rankleCause lasting bitterness
- chafeIrritate by friction
rasp · grind · nettle · vex · irk · exasperate · aggravate · gall
Device destroying documents
- zesterCitrus rind scraper
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- mandolineAdjustable vegetable cutting tool
- julienneCut into thin strips
cheese · carrots · parmesan · nutmeg · ginger · potatoes · cabbage · vegetables
Street-level runoff collector
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
- manholeCovered underground entry
- catch basinGrated pit collecting runoff
- curbRaised road margin
runoff · drain cover · lattice · inlet · culvert
Having raised lines
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- meshedJoined by interlacing
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
- latticedHaving crisscrossed framework
crosshatched · barred · slotted · openwork
hearth
Fireplace floor area
chimney · andirons · firewood · logs · ash · coals · kindling · tinder · firebox · cast-iron
irritate
Cause mild anger
chafe · rasp · grind · nettle · vex · irk · exasperate · aggravate · gall · fret
shredder
Device destroying documents
julienne · cheese · carrots · parmesan · nutmeg · ginger · potatoes · cabbage · vegetables · coleslaw
scrape
Rub harshly against
rasp · harsh · grinding · creak · scratch · clatter · metallic · shrill · strident · jarring
storm drain
Street-level runoff collector
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
- manholeCovered underground entry
- catch basinGrated pit collecting runoff
ridged
Having raised lines
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- meshedJoined by interlacing
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
latticed · crosshatched · barred · slotted · openwork
- cookingbaking, chop, boiling, dice, mince
- grilles & grateslattice, louvers, register, air vent, window grille
- hearthhearth, fireplace tools, fire irons, hearthstone, hearth fire
- separatorsseparator, cyclone, decanter, thickener, vacuum filter
- sewer systemssewer pipe, sewer line, main line, sanitary sewer, manhole
- storm drainsinlet, catch basin, manhole, gutter, outfall
- cheese graterTool for shredding food
- be gratefulFeel appreciation toward someone
- grated cheeseDairy scraped into strands
- box grater
- deeply grateful
- Grateful DeadLegendary jam band
grateful, grating, grater, grated, ungrateful, ingrate, grates, ingratiate, ingratiating