grated
Rubbed into shreds
Grated describes something reduced to small particles by rubbing against a rough surface: grated cheese, grated lemon zest.
A grated window or opening has a grate—a framework of parallel or crossed bars—covering it.
Separately, grated is the past tense of grate, meaning to irritate: Her voice grated on my nerves.
Granular Italian grating cheese
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- nutmegAromatic seed spice
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
carrot · mozzarella · pecorino · romano · asiago · horseradish · chocolate · cheddar
Cut into thin strips
- slawShredded cabbage salad
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
- stripsNarrow cut pieces
- flakedSeparated in chips
shavings · ribboned · confetti · filamented · shaven · coleslaw · latkes · coarsely
Mildly vexed
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
- irkedMildly angered
- vexedAnnoyed or much-debated
- aggravatedIntensified or vexed
bothered · exasperated · worn down · frayed · chafed · rankled · nettled · peeved
parmesan
Granular Italian grating cheese
ginger · carrot · mozzarella · pecorino · romano · asiago · horseradish · chocolate · cheddar · gruyère
julienne
Cut into thin strips
flaked · shavings · ribboned · confetti · filamented · shaven · coleslaw · latkes · coarsely · finely
coarse
Rough in texture
uneven · granular · crumbly · gritty · chunky · lumpy · fluffy · powdery · stringy · feathery
annoyed
Mildly vexed
- frustratedAnnoyed by obstacles
- irkedMildly angered
- vexedAnnoyed or much-debated
aggravated · bothered · exasperated · worn down · frayed · chafed · rankled · nettled · peeved · riled
gratedungrated
Not reduced to shreds
whole · intact · unprocessed · block · unprepared
- cheese graterTool for shredding food
- grated cheeseDairy scraped into strands
- box grater
- sewer grateSlotted street drainage cover
- freshly grated
- iron grate