grout
/ɡraʊt/
verb
- To fill the gaps between tiles with grout.
- After tiling the countertop, she spent the afternoon grouting the seams.
- He learned how to grout a shower wall by watching online tutorials.
- We need to grout the floor tiles before we can move the furniture back in.
noun
- A mixture of cement, sand, and water used to fill the gaps between tiles.
- The contractor said the grout needs to dry for 24 hours before we can use the shower.
- She carefully applied grout between each tile on the kitchen backsplash.
- The bathroom tiles look clean now that we replaced the old grout.