Definition of grit

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Grit (n.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit..

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Gritting :: Gritting (p. pr. &, vb. n.) of Grit.
Sabulous :: Sabulous (a.) Sandy; gritty.
Impalpable :: Impalpable (a.) Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch..
Egritude :: Egritude (n.) Sickness; ailment; sorrow.
Incorruptness :: Incorruptness (n.) Probity; integrity; honesty.
Grittiness :: Grittiness (n.) The quality of being gritty.
Trust :: Trust (n.) Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance..
Nigritude :: Nigritude (n.) Blackness; the state of being black.
Cauda Galli :: Cauda galli () A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed, characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda galli grit..
Justice :: Justice (a.) The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.
Irreproachableness :: Irreproachableness (n.) The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.
Gritstone :: Gritstone (n.) See Grit, n., 4..
Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..
Negritic :: Negritic (a.) Of or pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes.
Sclerenchyma :: Sclerenchyma (n.) Vegetable tissue composed of short cells with thickened or hardened walls, as in nutshells and the gritty parts of a pear. See Sclerotic..
Timeserving :: Timeserving (n.) An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one's independence, and sometimes of one's integrity..
Levigate :: Levigate (v. t.) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
Honesty :: Honesty (a.) The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile..
Grith :: Grith (n.) Peace; security; agreement.
Virtue :: Virtue (n.) Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty..
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