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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Negrita :: Negrita (n.) A blackish fish (Hypoplectrus nigricans), of the Sea-bass family. It is a native of the West Indies and Florida..
Mistrust :: Mistrust (v. t.) To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.
Grittiness :: Grittiness (n.) The quality of being gritty.
Levigate :: Levigate (v. t.) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
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..
Falseness :: Falseness (n.) The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word..
Integrity :: Integrity (n.) Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude..
Negritos :: Negritos (n. pl.) A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads..
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..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles..
Improbity :: Improbity (n.) Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.
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..
Graywacke :: Graywacke (n.) A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together..
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..
Nigritude :: Nigritude (n.) Blackness; the state of being black.
Longmynd Rocks :: Longmynd rocks () The sparingly fossiliferous conglomerates, grits, schists, and states of Great Britain, which lie at the base of the Cambrian system; -- so called, because typically developed in the Longmynd Hills, Shropshire..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..
Right :: Right (a.) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
Sand :: Sand (n.) Courage; pluck; grit.
Grit :: Grit (n.) The coarse part of meal.
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