grout

[ grout ]

noun

1. a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
2. a coat of plaster for finishing a ceiling or interior wall.
3. Usually grouts. lees; grounds.
4. Archaic.
   1. coarse meal or porridge.
   2. grouts, groats.

verb (used with object)

1. to fill or consolidate with grout.
2. to use as grout.

grout

/ ɡraʊt /

noun

1. a thin mortar for filling joints between tiles, masonry, etc
2. a fine plaster used as a finishing coat
3. coarse meal or porridge

verb

1. tr to fill (joints) or finish (walls, etc) with grout

Derived Forms

• ˈgrouter, noun

Other Words From

• grouter noun
• un·grouted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of grout¹

before 1150; Middle English; Old English grūt; grits, groats, grit

Word History and Origins

Origin of grout¹

Old English grūt; related to Old Frisian grēt sand, Middle High German grūz, Middle Dutch grūte coarse meal; see grit , groats

Example Sentences

She made several smaller works but in the same style of her large work, out of acrylic and grout.

From Los Angeles Times

Regulators also have agreed to turn some of that waste into a concrete-like grout, rather than immobilizing it in glass.

From Seattle Times

One of the greatest concerns for environmental advocates is a cheaper option that’s been floated by some federal agencies, called grouting, which involves solidifying the waste in specialized concrete.

From Seattle Times

Lewis makes a thin paste of baking soda and vinegar to clean grout, as well as hard water stains off black matte fixtures.

From Seattle Times

There was Mrs. Hinch, as she called herself, using a toothbrush to scrub the grout in her bathroom.

From New York Times

Related Words

• adhesive
• mud
• plaster
• sand