grind vs grade

grind and grade both are nouns.

grind and grade both are verbs.

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

As nouns, grade is a hypernym of grind; that is, grade is a word with a broader meaning than grind:

grind: the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
grade: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

Other hypernyms of grind include degree, level.

grind (noun)	grade (noun)
the act of grinding to a powder or dust	a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed
hard monotonous routine work	a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground	the gradient of a slope or road or other surface
an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious	the height of the ground on which something stands
	a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
	a degree of ablaut
	a body of students who are taught together
	one-hundredth of a right angle
	a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

grind (verb)	grade (verb)
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading	determine the grade of or assign a grade to
make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together	assign a rank or rating to
press or grind with a crushing noise	assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
shape or form by grinding	level to the right gradient
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

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