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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Improbity :: Improbity (n.) Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.
Entireness :: Entireness (n.) Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty.
Rectitude :: Rectitude (n.) Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct, either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind; uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice..
Gritting :: Gritting (p. pr. &, vb. n.) of Grit.
Pisolite :: Pisolite (n.) A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; -- called also peastone, peagrit..
Egritude :: Egritude (n.) Sickness; ailment; sorrow.
Honest :: Honest (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession..
Grith :: Grith (n.) Peace; security; agreement.
Gritrock :: Gritrock (n.) Alt. of Gritston.
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
Freestone :: Freestone (n.) A stone composed of sand or grit; -- so called because it is easily cut or wrought.
True-blue :: True-blue (n.) A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity.
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..
Sabulous :: Sabulous (a.) Sandy; gritty.
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..
Sand :: Sand (n.) Courage; pluck; grit.
Impalpable :: Impalpable (a.) Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch..
Gritstone :: Gritstone (n.) See Grit, n., 4..
Hone :: Hone (n.) A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone..
Rely :: Rely (v. i.) To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in..
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