Grind and Use

Grind

Grind noun - A harsh grating sound.

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Use and grind are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead the word "Grind" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: grinding, grinder, grinded

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Grind and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grind" instead the word "Use" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

particular	particular grind	particular use
normal	normal grind	normal use
regular	regular grind	regular use
original	original grind	original use
Other adjectives: single, heavy, real, successful, constant, extensive, little, military.

character	grind character	use character
time	grind time	use time
way	grind way	use way
money	grind money	use money
Other words: head, cards, weapon, times, skills.

Static Shock employs a flying disc to travel around, but when he meets similarly powered veteran superhero Soul Power, he learns to use his powers to grind power lines to travel around.

Source: Grind Boots
If you grind excessively until you have enough MP to use the summons before said plot event... you still can't use them, because Garnet's power hasn't been awakened yet.

Source: Developers' Foresight
Meanwhile, Science Is Bad and the bad guys use lots of technology, but they only use said technology to grind people into the dirt rather than to help and elevate them.

Source: Literature / Lone Wolf

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