Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
grinder
(noun) a machine tool that polishes metal
mill, grinder, milling machinery
(noun) machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
molar, grinder
(noun) grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
(noun) a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grinder (plural grinders)
One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
(anatomical) A molar.
A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for grinding, smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
(US, regional) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces
The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
(music, slang) A fan or performer of grindcore music.
(slang) A biohacker who uses cybernetic implants or biochemicals to enhance or change their own body.
(slang, dated) A student who studies hard; a swot.
(slang, dated) A person who coaches students for an upcoming examination.
(ice hockey slang) A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability.
(lawyer slang) A low-ranking attorney with no clients who works very hard.
(US, military, slang) An outdoor space for drills and parades.
• The type of sandwich denoted by grinder varies widely. In the Philadelphia area, for example, a grinder is distinguished from a hoagie in that the grinder is toasted or baked, and usually lacks lettuce.
• (sandwich): sub
• derring, red ring, regrind
Grinder (plural Grinders)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grinder is the 19306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1402 individuals. Grinder is most common among White (92.8%) individuals.
• derring, red ring, regrind
Source: Wiktionary
Grind"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes. Grinder's asthma, phthisis, or rot (Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 January 2025
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.