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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Grith :: Grith (n.) Peace; security; agreement.
Incorruptness :: Incorruptness (n.) Probity; integrity; honesty.
Reference :: Reference (n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another..
Nigritude :: Nigritude (n.) Blackness; the state of being black.
Sabulous :: Sabulous (a.) Sandy; gritty.
Honor :: Honor (n.) That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially, excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif., in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity; chastity..
Groats :: Groats (n. pl.) Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits..
Irreproachableness :: Irreproachableness (n.) The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.
Grittiness :: Grittiness (n.) The quality of being gritty.
Cynical :: Cynical (a.) Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions; as, cynical views of human nature..
Gritty :: Gritty (a.) Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
Gritting :: Gritting (p. pr. &, vb. n.) of Grit.
Sand :: Sand (n.) Courage; pluck; grit.
Refer :: Refer (v. i.) To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story..
Integrity :: Integrity (n.) Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire correspondence with an original condition; purity..
Negritic :: Negritic (a.) Of or pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes.
Curb :: Curb (n.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber, or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of a dome..
Gritty :: Gritty (a.) Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
Virtue :: Virtue (n.) Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty..
Impalpable :: Impalpable (a.) Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that no grit can be perceived by touch..
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