GRILLWORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grillwork mean? 

• GRILLWORK (noun)
  The noun GRILLWORK has 2 senses:

1. mesh netting made of wires

2. a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate

  Familiarity information: GRILLWORK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRILLWORK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mesh netting made of wires

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

grillwork; wirework

Hypernyms ("grillwork" is a kind of...):

mesh; meshing; meshwork; net; network (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

grill; grille; grillwork

Context example:

he cooked hamburgers on the grill

Hypernyms ("grillwork" is a kind of...):

frame; framework (a structure supporting or containing something)