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die grinder

die grinder noun: a usually hand-held grinder with the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel axial to that of the driving motor.

Noun

die grinder (plural die grinders)

  1. A usually hand-held grinder with the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel axial to that of the driving motor.

Forms of die grinder

pluraldie grinders

Origin of die grinder

Named after diemaking, which was the formative application in the development of this class of tools.

Questions about die grinder

What does die grinder mean?
Die grinder means a usually hand-held grinder with the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel axial to that of the driving motor.
What part of speech is die grinder?
Die grinder is a noun.
What is the plural of die grinder?
The plural of die grinder is die grinders.

Words near die grinder in the dictionary

  1. die caps
  2. die cast
  3. die cutting
  4. die die
  5. die down
  6. die grinder
  7. die grinders
  8. die hard
  9. die how one lived
  10. die in a fire
  11. die in harness

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