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 14704th 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