GRIT

/ˈɡɹɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 6

Definition

  1. verb cover with a grit.
  2. verb clench together.
  3. noun a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone. — synonyms: gritrock, gritstone
  4. noun fortitude and determination. — synonyms: backbone, guts, moxie, sand, gumption

Examples

  • “The flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways.”
  • “These cookies seem to have grit from nutshells in them.”
  • “I need a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper.”

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