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grommets

grommets is the plural of grommet.

Meaning of grommet

Noun

grommet (plural grommets)

  1. A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
  2. A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
  3. (flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
  4. (slang) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
    Synonyms:
    grem, gremlin, gremmie, gremmy
  5. A boy serving on a ship.

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Phrases with grommets

Questions about grommets

What is grommets the plural of?
Grommets is the plural of grommet.

Words near grommets in the dictionary

  1. gromiids
  2. gromill
  3. grommet
  4. grommeted
  5. grommeting
  6. grommets
  7. Gromov-Witten invariant
  8. Gromov-Witten invariants
  9. groms
  10. gromwell
  11. gromwells

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