MEANING
A fluid or paste-like material used to fill joints between tiles or gaps within construction.
Use it for
tiled surfaces; close-up neglect; repair workShow age through the lines between tiles rather than through the tiles themselves.
Words that belong together
- tile grout
- discoloured grout
- cracked grout
On the page
Dark grout made the white kitchen tiles look like a grid.
She scrubbed the grout around the shower tray.
A thin crack in the grout ran the length of the tiled step.
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Word forms
- Base
- grout
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. In ordinary interiors, fills tile joints; mortar more often beds and bonds masonry units. Mass noun. Secondary verb: grout, grouts, grouted, grouted, grouting.
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