Definition of grit

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Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..

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Grit :: Grit (n.) Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand..
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..
Levigate :: Levigate (v. t.) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or paste.
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..
Mistrust :: Mistrust (v. t.) To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity of; to distrust.
Negrita :: Negrita (n.) A blackish fish (Hypoplectrus nigricans), of the Sea-bass family. It is a native of the West Indies and Florida..
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..
Tophaceous :: Tophaceous (a.) Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.
Graywacke :: Graywacke (n.) A conglomerate or grit rock, consisting of rounded pebbles sand firmly united together..
Grit :: Grit (n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit..
Grit :: Grit (v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind..
Virtue :: Virtue (n.) Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty..
Integrity :: Integrity (n.) The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory..
Schoharie Grit :: Schoharie grit () The formation belonging to the middle of the three subdivisions of the Corniferous period in the American Devonian system; -- so called from Schoharie, in New York, where it occurs. See the Chart of Geology..
Gritting :: Gritting (p. pr. &, vb. n.) of Grit.
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.
Sand :: Sand (n.) Courage; pluck; grit.
Right :: Right (a.) A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
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