great/grate

great (grāt)

Adjective

• Very large in size.
• Larger in size than others of the same kind.
• Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us.
• Extensive in time or distance: a great delay.
• Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis.

Noun

• pl. greats or great. One that is great: a composer considered among the greats.

Adverb

• Very well: got along great with the teacher

grate (grāt)

Verb. Transitive

• To reduce to fragments, shreds, or powder by rubbing against an abrasive surface.
• To cause to make a harsh grinding or rasping sound through friction: grated her teeth in anger.
• To irritate or annoy persistently.

Verb. Intransitive

• To make a harsh rasping sound by or as if by scraping or grinding.
• To cause irritation or annoyance: a noise that grates on one's nerves.

Noun

• A harsh rasping sound made by scraping or rubbing: the grate of a key in a lock.
• A framework of parallel or latticed bars for blocking an opening.
• A framework of metal bars used to hold fuel or food in a stove, furnace, or fireplace.
• A fireplace.
• A perforated iron plate or screen for sieving and grading crushed ore.