Grit

Related Terms:

sand whig measure gritty collection liberal gritstone porridge gumph hominy corn inedible grind husk sandblasting metalwork tory debris fortitude grits puddle gritless unground gritsome gruel hone reaction groat courage sisu sandpaper fearlessness grout swarf abrasive clench liberal party gravelometer cat litter dirt grindstone oat gritted gizzard gritter mortar and pestle strength kitty litter gritting sandstone ungritted road grit siliceous pain dipper cover coarseness grit one's teeth particle regret

Definitions:

Noun

grit gritrock gritstone

Definition: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

backbone grit guts moxie sand gumption

Definition: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

Definition: A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

Definition: Husked but unground oats.

Definition: A member or supporter of the Liberal Party of Canada or one of its provincial wings (except for the Quebec provincial wing).

Verb

grit

Definition: cover with a grit; "grit roads"

grit

Definition: clench together; "grit one's teeth"

Definition: Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.

Adjective

Definition: Of or belonging to the Liberal Party of Canada.