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grill (**그**릴)a metal framework used for cooking food over an open fire

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a metal framework used for cooking food over an open fire

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡrɪl/

Korean meaning: 음식을 굽는 쇠격자, 그릴

Korean pronunciation: **그**릴

Example Sentences

  • My dad thinks he's a grill master, but he burns everything except his ego
  • The detective will grill you until you confess to stealing cookies from the jar
  • We need to clean the grill before the weekend barbecue party

grill

NOUN

//ɡrɪl//

a metal framework used for cooking food over an open fire

grill concept
💡 Concept

A grill sizzles with meat and vegetables over flames at a summer barbecue

grill rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Skill and thrill upon the grill — where friends chill and flavors spill, summer's perfect meal to fill

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡrɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡrɪl/

🌳Etymology

Rootgrill

Origin

From French 'grille' meaning grating or latticed framework, derived from Latin 'craticula' meaning small hurdle or grating. The word entered English in the 17th century with the sense of a metal framework for cooking.

🎵Rhyme

drillskillwillhill
drill
skill
will
hill

🔗Collocations

barbecue grill
grill meat
gas grill
grill a suspect
outdoor grill
grill marks
electric grill

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dad thinks he's a grill master, but he burns everything except his ego

😄 Fun example

The detective will grill you until you confess to stealing cookies from the jar

We need to clean the grill before the weekend barbecue party

The vegetables on the grill smell amazing

📚Related Words

Synonyms

barbecueroastbroilinterrogatequestion

Antonyms

freezechillignore

Related

cookflamecharcoalskewertongs

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