Grommet

Quick meaning: Grommet is a noun meaning A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

Meaning

A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.

More Meanings

1. (nautical) A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
2. (flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
3. A boy serving on a ship.
4. (transitive) To insert a grommet into.
5. (transitive) To fasten using a grommet.
6. (intransitive) To apply grommets.
7. (slang, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.

Example Sentences

There was little point in grommeting the hole, since the wrapping was already as rigid and tough as its invisibility permitted.

The device takes the form of a guard for the punch presses which are used in grommeting mail bags in the process of manufacture.

Word Forms

• grommets
• gromet
• grommeting
• grommeted

Synonyms for grommet

Depending on context, synonyms include cringle, grom, grem, gremlin, gremmie, gremmy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eyelet, loop, cringle, groove, washer, ring.

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