grout

[ grout ]

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.

verb (used with object)

1. to fill or consolidate with grout.
2. to use as grout.

grout

/ 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

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈgrouter, noun

Other Words From

• grouter noun
• un·grouted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of grout¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of grout¹

Old English grūt; related to Old Frisian grēt sand, Middle High German grūz, Middle Dutch grūte coarse meal; see grit , groats

Example Sentences

Handheld grout scrubbers are great for getting into tiny spaces up close and personal.

From Popular-Science

Scrubbing out the grout between your tiles and shining your floor requires different heads as well as power output.

From Popular-Science

The 25-foot power cord makes it easy to move around, and it can be used everywhere from your grout to the inside of your oven.

From Popular-Science

Even the best laid grout eventually needs a good scrubbing—whether for maintenance or deep cleaning—especially in rooms like kitchens and bathrooms, which can get messy quickly.

From Popular-Science

For punishing grout grimeThere’s definitely something to be said for taking a toothbrush and some baking soda to dingey tile grout and scrubbing like hell.

From Popular-Science

Grout had studied French at McGill University in Montreal; she replies gracefully: “Zheneeferr.”

From The Daily Beast

“It gave me a really good feeling and it kind of took me to another place, so to speak,” Grout said.

From The Daily Beast

After a stopover in Paris—she briefly worked as a subway busker, singing in Arabic for tips—Grout returned to Morocco.

From The Daily Beast

But the shock of hearing someone who looks like Grout sing in unaccented Arabic soon dissipated and the crowd fell deadly silent.

From The Daily Beast

At home in the city, they bike to work and use recycled grout.

From The Daily Beast

The use of grout is, therefore, a sign of inefficient workmanship, and should not be countenanced in good work.

From Project Gutenberg

Grout is thin liquid mortar, and is legitimately used in gauged arches and other work when fine joints are desired.

From Project Gutenberg

The epitaph of Sir Jenkin Grout is not wholly unintelligible to the present age.

From Project Gutenberg

The cement grout filler is applied in the same general manner as the bituminous filler.

From Project Gutenberg

The surface should be covered with sand and be kept moist until the cement grout has set.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• adhesive
• mud
• plaster
• sand