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Lattice vs Grill - What's the difference?

lattice | grill |

As nouns the difference between lattice and grill

is that lattice is a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis while grill is harm.

As verbs the difference between lattice and grill

is that lattice is to make a lattice of while grill is to make angry; provoke.

As an adjective grill is

harsh, rough, severe; cruel.

lattice

English

(wikipedia lattice)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
  • (heraldry) A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands.
  • (crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
  • (order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and an infimum.
  • (group theory) A discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn.

    • Synonyms

    * latticework

    Hyponyms

    * (algebra) complete lattice * (algebra) distributive lattice

    Hypernyms

    * (algebra) partially ordered set

    Derived terms

    * Boolean lattice * complete lattice * crystal lattice * distributive lattice * lattice bridge * lattice girder * lattice energy * lattice plant * lattice point * lattice window * semilattice * space lattice

    See also

    * grid

    Verb

    (lattic)
  • To make a lattice of.
    • to lattice timbers
  • To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
    • to lattice a window

    External links

    * * * (commonslite)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    grill

    English

    (wikipedia grill)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, Scotland, US) To make angry; provoke.
  • (transitive, chiefly, Scotland) To terrify; make tremble.
  • (intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To tremble; shiver.
  • (intransitive, Northern England, Scotland) To snarl; snap.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) gril, .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • harsh, rough, severe; cruel

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • harm

    • Etymology 3

    1655, from (etyl) gril, from (etyl), from (etyl) . Related to (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    (wikipedia) * grille

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rack; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
  • *
    • The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
  • On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
  • A device comprising a source of radiant heat and a means of holding food near it, to cook it; a barbecue; a griddle.
  • (lb) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
  • The front teeth regarded collectively.
  • Food cooked on a grill.
  • Humorous misspelling of
    • Derived terms
    * mixed grill * grilling

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cook food on a grill; to barbecue.
    • Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?
  • (Australian, NZ, UK) To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.
  • (colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
    • The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.
    Synonyms
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