GROUT

grout

(noun) a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork

grout

(verb) bind with grout; “grout the bathtub”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

grout (countable and uncountable, plural grouts)

A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

(now rare) Coarse meal; groats.

(now rare) (typically used in the plural) Dregs, sediment.

(UK, obsolete) A kind of beer or ale.

Verb

grout (third-person singular simple present grouts, present participle grouting, simple past and past participle grouted)

To insert mortar between tiles.

Anagrams

• Rutog

Proper noun

Grout (plural Grouts)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grout is the 14704^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2022 individuals. Grout is most common among White (93.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Rutog

Source: Wiktionary

Grout, n. Etym: [AS. grut; akin to grytt, G. grütze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and Z. groats.]

1. Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.

2. Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. [Eng.]

3. pl.

Definition: Lees; dregs; grounds. [Eng.] "Grouts of tea." Dickens.

4. A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.

Grout, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Grouting.]

Definition: To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition