Grille

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A grating of metal, wood, or another material used as a screen, divider, barrier, or decorative element, as in a window or on the front end of an automotive vehicle.
  • n. An opening covered with a grating.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Obsolete spelling of grill.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. A lattice or grating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A piece of openwork or grating, usually of metal, as wrought-iron.
  • n. A grating serving as a gate; also, a metallic grating closing a small opening, as in a door, allowing an inmate to answer inquiries and examine applicants for admission without opening the door.
  • n. The large grating separating a convent parlor into two parts, visitors being allowed only on one side of it.
  • n. In pisciculture, an apparatus for holding fish-eggs during incubation, consisting of a rectangular wooden frame 20 inches long and from 7 to 8 inches wide, into which are fastened small cylindrical glass tubes, closely placed.
  • In lace, having a background consisting of bars or brides crossing open spaces: also said of the background itself.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted
  • n. grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
  • n. a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
  • Verb Form
    grilles   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    opening    grate    grating    framework   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    grating    broil   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bastille    Belleville    Bill    Brazil    Brill    Gil    Gill    Hill    Jill    Lil   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fender    grill    railing    hinge    grillwork    balustrade    duct    bumper    grating    knocker