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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Grit :: Grit (n.) Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
Gritstone :: Gritstone (n.) See Grit, n., 4..
Grouper :: Grouper (n.) One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus Epinephelus, of the family Serranidae, as the red grouper, or brown snapper (E. morio), and the black grouper, or warsaw (E. nigritus), both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico..
Nigritude :: Nigritude (n.) Blackness; the state of being black.
Gritty :: Gritty (a.) Spirited; resolute; unyielding.
Improbity :: Improbity (n.) Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.
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..
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..
Dishonesty :: Dishonesty (n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness..
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..
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..
Condition :: Condition (n.) Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate..
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..
Right :: Right (a.) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
Gritty :: Gritty (a.) Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
Entireness :: Entireness (n.) Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty.
Sabulous :: Sabulous (a.) Sandy; gritty.
Justice :: Justice (a.) The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.
Reference :: Reference (n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like, of another..
Calculous :: Calculous (a.) Of the nature of a calculus; like stone; gritty; as, a calculous concretion..
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