grit

Definition of grit

Nouns

a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Synonyms:
gritrock, gritstone
Type of:
sandstone
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
fortitude and determination
Synonyms:
backbone, gumption, guts, moxie, sand
Type of:
fortitude
strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

Verbs

cover with a grit
"grit roads"
Type of:
coat, surface
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
clench together
"grit one's teeth"
Type of:
clench
squeeze together tightly

Vocabulary Lists for grit

Call of the Wild »(76 words)
  • primitive
  • interlace
  • imperious
  • sate
  • aristocrat

Obama's State of the Union Address »(649 words)
Words from President Obama's State of the Union...
  • root canal
  • scorekeeper
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
  • work shift
  • take office

Mandible and Maxillae Things That Start With G. »(24 words)
Jaws. (With corrected use of the term 'Maxillae' with...
  • grumble
  • gulp
  • gab
  • gossip
  • grimace

Edith Warton's Ethan Frome »(2499 words)
Vocabulary study list from Edith Warton's "Ethan Frome"
  • Hale
  • German ivy
  • matt
  • sleigh
  • flats

All the terms used in Obama's Address on Afghanistan »(823 words)
  • Afghanistan
  • Qaeda
  • Afghan
  • Pakistan
  • Taliban

nytimes »(274 words)
  • overwrought
  • pastiche
  • purblind
  • contentious
  • codify

Eszter2 »(76 words)
  • disgruntle
  • knock back
  • snorkel
  • prognosticate
  • stiff upper lip

WordMasters: Grade 5 Blue Division '09-'10 »(75 words)
  • husk
  • repel
  • tactile
  • stress
  • devour

Words that contain grit

change integrity
 change of integrity
 gritrock
 grits
 gritstone
 gritty
 hominy grits
 integrity
 Magritte
 Negritude
 nitty-gritty
 Rene Magritte