Abrasive; tending to annoy.
Harsh and unpleasant.
An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
The sound made by something that grates against something else.
The loose material that comes from something being grated.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.
To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of