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grit

noun

1 grit

A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone.

synonyms: gritrock, gritstone.

Roget 159: strength; power etc. 157; energy etc. 171; vigor, force; main force, physical force, brute force; spring, elasticity, ... show more

Roget 653: uncleanness etc. adj.; impurity; immundity, immundicity; impurity etc. 961 [of mind]. defilement, contamination etc. v.; ... show more

Dutch: bentheimersteen

2 grit

Fortitude and determination.

synonyms: backbone, gumption, guts, moxie, sand.

Roget 604a: perseverance; continuance etc. (inaction) 143; permanence etc. (absence of change) 141; firmness etc. (stability) 150.    constancy, ... show more

Roget 330: powderiness [State of powder.], pulverulence; sandiness etc. adj.; efflorescence; friability.    powder, dust, sand, shingle; sawdust; grit; ... show more

Dutch: doortastenheid, vastberadenheid, lef, karakter, perseveratie, persistentie, ruggegraat, ruggengraat, tenaciteit, volhardingsvermogen

verb

1 grit

Cover with a grit.

2 grit

Clench together.


Moby thesaurus: air pollution, attritus, backbone, bottle, bottom, bran, bravery, breccia, chafe, chutzpah, cosmic dust, courage, courageousness, crumb, crumble, dauntlessness, debris, determination, detritus, doughtiness ... show more.

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