Grit
[grɪt] or [ɡrɪt]
Definition
(noun.) a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone.
(verb.) clench together; 'grit one's teeth'.
(verb.) cover with a grit; 'grit roads'.
Typed by Barack--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
(n.) The coarse part of meal.
(n.) Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
(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.
(n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
(n.) Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
(v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
(v. t.) To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.
Checker: Melanie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Bran.[2]. Sand, gravel, small pebbles.[3]. Gritstone, gritrock.
Checked by Eugene
Definition
n. the coarse part of meal: gravel: a kind of hard sandstone: firmness of character spirit: (pl.) oats coarsely ground groats.—ns. Grit′stone; Grit′tiness.—adj. Grit′ty having hard particles: sandy: determined plucky.
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Examples
- Solomon's Proverbs, I think, have omitted to say, that as the sore palate findeth grit, so an uneasy consciousness heareth innuendoes. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Before the filterer was invented it was almost impossible for the manufacturer of chewing gum to produce gum entirely free from particles of grit. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Be sure your sponge is free from sand and grit, and also avoid scratching with the finger nails. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Gal's got grit, I see. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- In the chamber there was a grit iron chimlay, under it a fire; other grit provision was not seen. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- So strange, to have the road-dust on his feet instead of the coal-grit. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I like grit, wherever I see it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The use of crushing rolls has also developed a great variety of new foods, such as cracked wheat, oatmeal grits, etc. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
Typist: Martha