1. grain that is ground to make flour
2. something that can be used for a particular purpose
Usage: often used in the phrase ‘grist for the mill’

Examples

• The farmer took his wheat to the mill to be ground into grist.
• The old mill processed grist from local farms.
• Her controversial comments were grist for the gossip mill.
• The scandal provided grist for the newspaper’s headlines.
• Every experience is grist for a writer’s mill.
• The debate gave politicians plenty of grist for their campaigns.