ritilä — meaning in English

English meaning

• grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
• grating adj Harsh or unpleasant, especially describing a sound or voice.
• gridiron noun A metal frame on which people were tied down and burned as a form of torture.
• grill noun A rack of metal bars used for cooking food over direct heat.
• register verb To add a name, item, or event to an official list or record.

Senses

ritilä is used for these senses in English:

• grate A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
• grating A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
• grating A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
• gridiron Any object resembling the rack or grate. [from 15th c.]
• gridiron An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. [from 14th c.]
• grill A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
• register A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.

grate — full definition

1. noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
2. verb To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it across a grater.
3. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound; or, figuratively, to irritate someone.

grating — full definition

1. adj Harsh or unpleasant, especially describing a sound or voice.
2. noun A frame or grid of parallel or crossed metal bars covering an opening.

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