grills

Noun

grill (plural grills or (jewelry) grillz)

1. A grating; 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.
2. The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.
   • 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.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
3. On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
4. (UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
5. (US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
   • I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.
6. Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
   • a packet of frozen cauliflower cheese grills

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