grist

noun

ˈgrist 

1

a

: grain or a batch of grain for grinding

b

: the product obtained from a grist of grain including the flour or meal and the grain offals

2

: a required or usual amount

3

: matter of interest or value forming the basis of a story or analysis

4

: something turned to advantage or use

—used especially in the phrase grist for one's mill

Examples of grist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One problem with recommendations as the grist for the digital content mill is that there are only so many things to recommend. —Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024

The Hernandez story even became grist for the mill of comedy during the roast of Hernandez’s old teammate, Tom Brady, earlier this year. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024

There is plenty of grist, too, as the 2022 pilot discovered. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019

Therefore, the irrelevant content is grist for the chain-of-thought mill of o1. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English grīst; akin to Old English grindan to grind

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing grist

• grist for one's/the mill
• grist to one's/the mill

Kids Definition

grist

noun

ˈgrist 

: grain to be ground or already ground