GRIST TO THE (OR ONE'S) MILL

Meaning of GRIST TO THE (OR ONE'S) MILL in English

grist to the ( or one's) mill

something that can be used for profit or advantage.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRIST — grane a molinar, grane molinat
English interlingue dictionary
GRIST — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grīst; akin to Old English grindan to grind Date: before 12th century 1. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MILL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) block mill grain mill Mill's methods Mill James Mill John Stuart
Английский словарь Британика
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRIST — I. ˈgrist noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grīst; akin to Old English grindan to grind …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GRIST — (n.) In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty …
Английский словарь Webster
GRIST — (n.) Supply; provision.
Английский словарь Webster
GRIST — (n.) Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the mill at …
Английский словарь Webster
GRIST — ( n. ) Supply; provision.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRIST — ( n. ) In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GRIST — ( n. ) Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is carried to the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILL — mill 1 /mil/ , n. 1. a factory for certain kinds of manufacture, as paper, steel, or textiles. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GRIST — — grister , n. /grist/ , n. 1. grain to be ground. 2. ground grain; meal produced from grinding. 3. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GRIST — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grīst; akin to Old English grindan to grind Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILL
Webster English vocab
GRIST — noun supply; provision. 2. grist ·noun ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain as is …
Webster English vocab
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRIST — [grist] n [ME, fr. OE grist; akin to OE grindan to grind] (bef. 12c) 1 a: grain or a batch …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GRIST — grist, Grist BrE AmE ɡrɪst
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILL — / mɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a building fitted with machinery for grinding grain into flour …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRIST — / grɪst; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS - (all) grist to the / sb's mill •• WORD ORIGIN Old English …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILL — I. mill 1 /mɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-5: Language: Old English ; Origin: mylen , from Late …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRIST — grist /ɡrɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'grain to be broken into small pieces' ] (all) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a building fitted with a mechanical apparatus for grinding corn. b such an apparatus. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILL — n. & v. n. 1 a a building fitted with a mechanical apparatus for grinding corn. b such an apparatus. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GRIST — n. 1 corn to grind. 2 malt crushed for brewing. grist to the (or a person's) mill a source of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
MILL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a building fitted with a mechanical apparatus for grinding corn. b such an …
Oxford English vocab
GRIST — n.1 corn to grind. 2 malt crushed for brewing. Phrases and idioms: grist to the (or a person's) mill a …
Oxford English vocab
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILL — ( mills, milling, milled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A mill …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GRIST — If you say that something is grist to the mill , you mean that it is useful for a particular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cotton mill (= factory where cotton is made into thread or cloth ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRIST — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ If the guest was a bore, he or she unwittingly became grist for the act. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GRIST — [noun] [U] - (UK and ANZ) grist to the mill/(US) grist for someone's mill anything that can be used to …
Cambridge English vocab
MILL — n. block mill grain mill Mill's methods Mill James Mill John Stuart
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MILL — Synonyms and related words : C, C-note, G, G-note, Vandyke, abrade, amble, armory, arrastra, arsenal, assemble, assembly line, assembly plant, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILL — I. noun 1 for making flour, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ corn ( BrE ), flour , grain ▪ water (usually watermill …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MILL — n. 1 grinder, quern, crusher, roller In many parts of the world, corn is still ground by hand in a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
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MILL — I 1. сущ. 1) мельница 2) а) фабрика б) металлургический завод, комбинат 3) (прокатный) стан 4) а) мельница; дробилка coffee …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRIST — I 1. сущ. 1) зерно а)(для помола, тж. мн.) б)(уже обмолотое) 2) нажива, прибыль (всегда в плохом смысле) to bring …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
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