Grout
noun
A type of paste that hardens to fill gaps or crevices, especially between tiles.
I will apply grout to fill the gaps between the bathroom tiles.
Often appears as...
- grout lines
- grout cleaner
Usage tips
Technical
verb
The act of filling gaps or crevices with grout.
He grouted the tiles in the kitchen.
Often appears as...
- grout tiles
- grout removal
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of paste that hardens to fill gaps or crevices, especially between tiles.
I will apply grout to fill the gaps between the bathroom tiles.
Often appears as...
- grout lines
- grout cleaner
Usage tips
Technical
verb
The act of filling gaps or crevices with grout.
He grouted the tiles in the kitchen.
Often appears as...
- grout tiles
- grout removal
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Home Improvement
Often heard in the context of building, repairing, or renovating homes and buildings.
Make sure you choose the right color grout for your kitchen tiles.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just White
Grout comes in different colors to match or contrast with tiles.
They used a striking dark grout to accent the white subway tiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Permanent Solution
Once applied and hardened, grout is not easy to remove or change.
Be careful when applying grout, as it sets quickly and is permanent.
Pro Tip 1/3Home Improvement
Often heard in the context of building, repairing, or renovating homes and buildings.
Make sure you choose the right color grout for your kitchen tiles.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just White
Grout comes in different colors to match or contrast with tiles.
They used a striking dark grout to accent the white subway tiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Permanent Solution
Once applied and hardened, grout is not easy to remove or change.
Be careful when applying grout, as it sets quickly and is permanent.
Pro Tip 1/3Home Improvement
Often heard in the context of building, repairing, or renovating homes and buildings.
Make sure you choose the right color grout for your kitchen tiles.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just White
Grout comes in different colors to match or contrast with tiles.
They used a striking dark grout to accent the white subway tiles.
Pro Tip 3/3Permanent Solution
Once applied and hardened, grout is not easy to remove or change.
Be careful when applying grout, as it sets quickly and is permanent.
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Video examples
Why a Giant Machine Is...
keeps the ground and water and grout and stuff from invading the tunnel so as it advances its pulling material out of this group conveyor for that complete advance that's getting mixed up
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How the world's longest...
To drill in this wet chalk, the British had to use grout to seal the cracks created in the borer’s wake, and even work ahead of the main borer to reinforce the chalk about to be drilled.
Video examples
Why a Giant Machine Is...
keeps the ground and water and grout and stuff from invading the tunnel so as it advances its pulling material out of this group conveyor for that complete advance that's getting mixed up
Video examples
How the world's longest...
To drill in this wet chalk, the British had to use grout to seal the cracks created in the borer’s wake, and even work ahead of the main borer to reinforce the chalk about to be drilled.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Shaun Tan
Australian Artist
The text illustrates the pictures - it provides a connective tissue for me. I usually refine the text last, partly because pictures are harder to do, so it's easier to edit words - I use text as grout in between the tiles of the pictures.
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Dan Phillips
American Designer
Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the floor and grout it. Then you have a tile floor, and not just any tile floor: it's a mosaic of your own choosing.
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LP
American Musician
It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record, tie the songs together, and define a new room in the house, helping the other rooms make sense.
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Will Self
English Author
I do have a fantasy life in which I can grout bathrooms - but not for a living.
Quote examples
Shaun Tan
Australian Artist
The text illustrates the pictures - it provides a connective tissue for me. I usually refine the text last, partly because pictures are harder to do, so it's easier to edit words - I use text as grout in between the tiles of the pictures.
Quote examples
Dan Phillips
American Designer
Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the floor and grout it. Then you have a tile floor, and not just any tile floor: it's a mosaic of your own choosing.
Quote examples
LP
American Musician
It's interesting what a new song can do to the other songs. A new song can be the grout of the record, tie the songs together, and define a new room in the house, helping the other rooms make sense.
Quote examples
Will Self
English Author
I do have a fantasy life in which I can grout bathrooms - but not for a living.
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