grist

American  

[grist] / grɪst /

noun

1. grain to be ground.

2. ground grain; meal produced from grinding.

3. a quantity of grain for grinding at one time; the amount of meal from one grinding.

4. Older Use. a quantity or lot.

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verb (used with object)

1. to grind (grain).

idioms

1. grist for / to one's mill, something employed to one's profit or advantage, especially something seemingly unpromising.

   Every delay was so much more grist for her mill.

grist British  

/ ɡrɪst /

noun

1. 1. grain intended to be or that has been ground

   2. the quantity of such grain processed in one grinding

2. brewing malt grains that have been cleaned and cracked

3. anything that can be turned to profit or advantage

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Other Word Forms

• grister noun

Etymology

Origin of grist

before 1000; Middle English, Old English; akin to Old English grindan to grind

Example Sentences

The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.

From The Wall Street Journal

Restoring the restaurant has become a passion project for the writers, a journey that became grist for a documentary, “¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!,” which streams on Paramount+.

From Los Angeles Times

Of course, some individual success stories became grist for upbeat media features.

From Salon

Efforts to make real Hollywood-style movies resulted in comically bad failures like “Lady Ballers,” which probably made more money for the content creators who used it as grist for their mockery mill.

From Salon

It’s rare that a punctuation mark becomes grist for the online rumor mill.

From Salon

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