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Grinders Crossword Clue

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noun

• machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores

• a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone

• a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar

verb

• grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar

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adjective

• of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth

• designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution

• containing one mole of a substance

• pertaining to large units of behavior

noun

• grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars

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noun

• a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

• Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

• the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem

• (Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her

• someone who fights for a cause

• (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god

• a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

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New York Times05 Sep 2015 Down 8
New York Times27 Aug 2013 Across 25
New York Times03 Nov 2007 Across 43
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