grating
grat·ing1 /ˈɡreɪtɪŋ/ noun [countable]
a metal frame with bars across it, used to cover a window or hole:
- Leaves clogged the grating over the drain.
scrape
scrape1 /skreɪp/ verb
- [transitive] to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc:
- Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly.
- scrape something away/off
- The earth was scraped away to uncover a trapdoor.
- scrape something off/into etc something
- Teresa scraped the mud off her boots.
- The two of them scraped their dishes clean.
blunt
blunt1 /blʌnt/ adjective
- not sharp or pointed OPP sharp:
- Sharpen all your blunt knives.
- a blunt pencil
rim
rim1 /rɪm/ noun [countable]
- the outside edge of something circular
- rim of
- the rim of a glass
- plates with a gold band around the rim
slippery
slip·per·y /ˈslɪpəri/ adjective
- something that is slippery is difficult to hold, walk on etc because it is wet or GREASY:
- In places, the path can be wet and slippery.
- Harry’s palms were slippery with sweat.