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grout

[ UK /ɡɹˈa‍ʊt/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹaʊt/ ]
NOUN
  1. a thin mortar that can be poured and used to fill cracks in masonry or brickwork
VERB
  1. bind with grout
    grout the bathtub

How To Use grout In A Sentence

  • Get the ready-mixed grout on a squeegee, smear it into all the gaps, then smooth away any excess (see below). Times, Sunday Times
  • I'm hoping that by the time I get home, the office tile has been grouted, dried and the furniture put in place.
  • You're going to need your tiles, tile adhesive (waterproof for wet areas), ready-mixed waterproof grout, masking tape, some matches and some small pieces of cardboard.
  • Most tile stores sell grout saws, an inexpensive tool with a wooden or plastic handle and a tip covered with carbide grit.
  • When patching, use a high-strength non-shrink concrete grout mix with an epoxy binder.
  • The sleeve restrains the grout flow and expands up to twice its previous diameter, molding itself in the shapes and spaces within the walls.
  • We had chosen terracotta tiles for the floor and bottom half of the walls, and white tiles for the top, but did not specify in writing that we wanted white grouting.
  • We spent the weekend grouting the bathroom.
  • After my husband laid them, I sealed them with a 50/50 linseed oil and mineral spirits mix (3 coats) and then my husband grouted them. Sealing saltillo tiles
  • Frank, who seemed to be getting his harness into a worse snarl, in his grouty attempts to get it out of one. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859
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