grind

Main Entry:
grind [grahynd]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: tedious job
Synonyms: chore, drudgery, groove*, grubwork, hard work, labor, moil, pace, rote, routine, rut, sweat*, task, toil, travail, treadmill
Main Entry: grind
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: sharpen
Synonyms: abrade, file, give an edge to, gnash, grate, grit, polish, rub, sand, scrape, smooth, whet
Main Entry: grind
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: oppress
Synonyms: afflict, annoy, harass, hold down, hound, persecute, plague, trouble, tyrannize, vex
Antonyms: free, liberate
Main Entry: adjust
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mechanically alter, especially to
Synonyms: align, balance, bring into line, calibrate, connect, correct, fine-tune, fit, fix, focus, grind, improve, improve accommodate, mend, overhaul, polish, put in working order, readjust, rectify, regulate, renovate, repair, service, set, sharpen, square, tighten, troubleshoot, tune up
Antonyms: derange, disarrange, unsuit
Main Entry: apply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: work hard
Synonyms: address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn
Main Entry: chore
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: task
Synonyms: KP, assignment, burden, devoir, duty, effort, errand, grind, housework, job, routine, scutwork, stint, trial, tribulation, workout
Main Entry: clash
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hit with a loud noise
Synonyms: bang, bump, clang, clank, clatter, collide, crash, grate, grind, jangle, jar, jolt, prang, rattle, scrap, scrimmage, shock, smash, wallop
Main Entry: crumble
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: break or fall into pieces
Synonyms: break up, collapse, crumb, crush, decay, decompose, degenerate, deteriorate, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, go to pieces, granulate, grind, molder, perish, powder, pulverize, putrefy, triturate, tumble
Antonyms: build, put together
Main Entry: custom
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: habitual action
Synonyms: addiction, beaten path, characteristic, consuetude, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove, habit, habitude, hang-up, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, observance, practice, praxis, precedent, procedure, proprieties, routine, rule, second nature, shot, swim, thing, trick, usage, use, way, wont
Notes: costume and custom were actually two forms of the same Latin root consuetudinem 'habit, custom,' with costume first meaning 'manners and customs belonging to a particular time and place'
Antonyms: departure, deviation, difference, divergence, irregularity
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