Harsh and unpleasant.
Abrasive; tending to annoy.
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.
Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.
Pleasantly high or stoned, and relaxed after taking drugs; also, of drugs: slightly intoxicating and tending to produce such effects.
Fruitful and warm.
Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.
Cheerful, genial, jovial, merry; also, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed.
Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.
Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.
Well-matured from age or experience; not impetuous or impulsive; calm, dignified, gentle.
Drunk, intoxicated; especially slightly or pleasantly so, or to an extent that makes one cheerful and friendly.
To cause (food or drink, for example, cheese or wine, or its flavour) to become matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
To reduce or remove the harshness or roughness from (something); to soften, to subdue, to tone down.
To mature and lose its harshness or sharpness.
Followed by out: to relax (a person); in particular, to cause (a person) to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
To cause (fruit) to become soft or tender, specifically by ripening.
To relax; in particular, to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
To be rendered soft and suitable for planting in.
To cause (a person) to become calmer, gentler, and more understanding, particularly from age or experience.
To lose harshness; to become gentler, subdued, or toned down.
To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
To cause (a person) to become slightly or pleasantly drunk or intoxicated.
The property of being mellow; mellowness.
Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.
A comfortable or relaxed mood.