# grinds

Pronunciation: say "GRYNDZ" /ɡɹaɪndz/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular present of grind. — third-person singular simple present indicative of grind
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of grind. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The new machine grinds metal edges to a smooth finish._
   - _Over the centuries, the river grinds the rock into pebbles._

## Noun

2. Plural of grind. — plural of grind
   - Simple: Plural of grind. Use it when talking about more than one grind.
   - _The relentless grinds of training season tested every player on the squad._
   - _Coarse and fine grinds produce very different cups of espresso._
3. Tutoring or extra lessons in a particular subject, taken outside regular school hours. *(colloquial, Ireland)*
   - Simple: Extra lessons in a subject, given outside normal school hours.
   - _He signed up for grinds to prepare for his final chemistry exam._
   - _Many students rely on weekend grinds to keep pace with the syllabus._
4. Food in general; things to eat. *(dialectal, Hawaii)*
   - Simple: Food, or things to eat.
   - _We packed enough grinds to last the whole camping trip._
   - _After the long shift, the crew went looking for cheap grinds downtown._
5. Used ground coffee left over after brewing; spent coffee grounds. *(nonstandard)*
   - Simple: Used coffee left over after the hot water has passed through.
   - _He scraped the grinds from the filter before washing it out._
   - _Spent grinds from the cafe were collected daily for the community garden._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/grinds (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).