Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grist for the mill

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: grist -for the mill
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Lesbian Primer does not profess to cover every conceivable aspect of lesbianism. But for someone trying to get or expand knowledge of the subject, this book provides much good grist for the mill."
"They were sitting across from each other at the bar as Lionel described his odyssey across the country in a Trailways bus, gathering material, as he put it. It was all grist for the mill, life real and raw out there west of New Jersey."
"In 1951, Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, two gay double-agents working in British intelligence, fled to the Soviet Union. This was grist for the mill, linking homosexuality with communist "treason.""

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

grist to the mill (alternative) grist to one's mill (alternative)

Phrases

grist mill more sacks to the mill food for thought give someone pause makes you think think twice

Frequently Paired Words

gristmill grist mill more sacks to the mill food for thought give someone pause makes you think think twice

Synonyms

grist

Questions

What does grist for the mill mean?: Something that is useful or that creates a favorable opportunity.

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