grind vs gnash

grind is a noun but gnash is not a noun.

grind and gnash both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grind	Yes	No	Yes	No
gnash	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gnash is a hyponym of grind; that is, gnash is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grind:

grind: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
gnash: grind together, of teeth

Other hyponyms of grind include chew, jaw, manducate, masticate.

grind (noun)	gnash (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
hard monotonous routine work
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

grind (verb)	gnash (verb)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading	grind together, of teeth
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
press or grind with a crushing noise
shape or form by grinding
created by grinding
dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
work hard

Difference between grind and gnash

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