grout

American  

[grout] / graʊt /

noun

1. a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.

2. a coat of plaster for finishing a ceiling or interior wall.

3. Usually grouts. lees; grounds.

4. Archaic.

   1. coarse meal or porridge.

   2. grouts, groats.

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verb (used with object)

1. to fill or consolidate with grout.

2. to use as grout.

grout British  

/ ɡraʊt /

noun

1. a thin mortar for filling joints between tiles, masonry, etc

2. a fine plaster used as a finishing coat

3. coarse meal or porridge

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verb

1. (tr) to fill (joints) or finish (walls, etc) with grout

Other Word Forms

• grouter noun
• ungrouted adjective

Etymology

Origin of grout

before 1150; Middle English; Old English grūt; grits, groats, grit

Example Sentences

Originally envisioned as a means to an end, the express trains, steam trains and mail trains quickly became the focus of my journey, the cities and towns like grouting smoothed around the tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal

There were places on the facade where a single tile needed to fit in the grout on the wall.

From Los Angeles Times

She made several smaller works but in the same style of her large work, out of acrylic and grout.

From Los Angeles Times

Regulators also have agreed to turn some of that waste into a concrete-like grout, rather than immobilizing it in glass.

From Seattle Times

One of the greatest concerns for environmental advocates is a cheaper option that’s been floated by some federal agencies, called grouting, which involves solidifying the waste in specialized concrete.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• adhesive
• mud
• plaster
• sand