Grille vs. Grill — What's the Difference?

A protective barrier in a bank or secured window.

A restaurant specializing in grilled food.

A framework of metal bars used as a screen or guard.

An informal examination or interrogation.

A front end of an automotive vehicle, usually with decorative elements.

A metal grid used for cooking over a fire.

A metal grid as a cover over an opening for ventilation.

A cooking device using direct heat from below.

An ornamental barrier used for security purposes.

To cook food on a grill; barbecue.

A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals) from going in or out.A similar definition is "a French term for an enclosure in either iron or bronze."

To broil on a gridiron.

A grating of metal, wood, or another material used as a screen, divider, barrier, or decorative element, as in a window or on the front end of an automobile.

To torture or afflict as if by broiling.

An opening covered with a grating.

(Informal) To question relentlessly; cross-examine.

Alternative form of grill(only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider")

To mark or emboss with a gridiron.

A lattice or grating.

A cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron.

Small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

Food cooked by broiling or grilling.

Grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator

An informal restaurant or a room in a restaurant where grilled foods are served. Also called grillroom.

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

A series of marks grilled or embossed on a surface.

Variant of grille.

A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.

The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.

On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.

(UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English

(US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.

Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.

A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.

(colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.

The front teeth regarded collectively.

Deliberate misspelling of girl

(obsolete) Harm.

(transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.

To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.

To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

To feel very hot; to swelter.

(transitive) To stamp or mark with a grill.

To make angry; provoke; offend, incite.

To terrify; make tremble.

To tremble; shiver.

To snarl; snap.

(obsolete) Harsh, rough, severe; cruel.

A gridiron.

That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc.

A figure of crossed bars with interstices, such as those sometimes impressed upon postage stamps.

A grillroom.

To broil on a grill or gridiron.

To torment, as if by broiling.

To stamp or mark with a grill.

To undergo the process of being grilled, or broiled; to broil.

A restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

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

Cook over a grill;

Yes, grilles are integral to vehicle designs, often enhancing both aesthetics and functionality.

Common foods include meats like steaks and burgers, vegetables, and fish.

A grill is used for cooking food, particularly by applying direct heat from below.

Grilles are used both indoors and outdoors, depending on their specific function.

Grilles require less frequent maintenance, mostly cleaning and visual checks, while grills need regular cleaning and operational maintenance.

The material can influence the grill's durability, heat distribution, and suitability for different types of cooking.

A grille primarily serves protective, decorative, and ventilation purposes.

Yes, grilles can enhance security by serving as barriers to entry through windows or other openings.

Grilles are common in both classical and modern architectural styles for functional and aesthetic purposes.

Regular cleaning, proper preheating, and using the correct techniques can optimize cooking on a grill.