reground

Blade edge restored

Reground is the past tense and past participle of regrind, meaning to grind something again.

Coffee beans may be reground to achieve a finer texture, and tools or blades can be reground to restore a sharp edge.

In manufacturing, reground plastic or rubber refers to material that has been ground up for recycling or reprocessing.

The mechanic reground the valves to ensure a proper seal.

sharpen

whetstone

Stone for sharpening blades

  • honeMake keener or better
  • stropLeather sharpening strip
  • bladeFlat cutting edge

edge · knife · abrasive · grindstone · keenness · file · razor · bevel · precision · polish

coffee

burr

Clinging seed case

freshness · beans · brewing · extraction · portafilter · dose · consistency · particle · mill · pour-over

psychology

center

Middle of anything

calm · breathe · mindfulness · focus · reconnect · equilibrium · balance · regulate · settle · awareness

philosophy

foundation

Underlying support structure

  • premiseFoundation for logical argument
  • basisUnderlying support or principle
  • reasoningDrawing logical conclusions

justify · argument · logic · axiom · rethink · reconsider · reassess · framework · principle · reexamine

resurface

pavement

Hard road covering

roadwork · tarmac · gravel · concrete · pothole · smoothness · leveling · driveway · compaction · chipseal

electrical

earth

Soil or electrical grounding

safety · fault · outlet · plug · bonding · connection · polarity · continuity · lightning · surge

Categories
Opposites
processing history

regroundvirgin

One sexually inexperienced

original · unprocessed · prime · raw · primary

material condition

regroundnew

Recently created or begun

pristine · original · brand-new · unused · fresh

Family

foreground, regrounded

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G