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The machine grinds wheat into flour.
What does Grinds mean?
Grinds means crushes into small pieces.
Dictionary definition
Crushes into small pieces; as a noun, repeated hard tasks or ground particles.
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Coffee grinds spilled onto the counter.
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Grinds can be a verb about crushing or a noun for small ground pieces.
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Partverb, noun.
MeaningGrinds means crushes into small pieces.
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buildsPuts together.
restsStops working or moving.
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Grinds means crushes into small pieces.
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Grinds is not the same as builds. Grinds means grinds means crushes into small pieces.
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