EGAVE

gridiron

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. noun An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
  3. noun Any object resembling the rack or grate.
  4. noun An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
  5. noun A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.
  6. noun The field on which American football is played.
  7. noun American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
  8. verb To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

gridirons

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