| VERB | contact | grit | cover with a grit |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | grit | clench together | |
| NOUN | substance | grit, gritrock, gritstone | a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone |
| attribute | grit, backbone, guts, moxie, sand, gumption | fortitude and determination |
| Sounds | grih't | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | gritrock, gritstone | |
| Broader | sandstone | A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) |
| Catalan | grit | |
| Adjectives | gritty | composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency |
| Verbs | grit | cover with a grit |
| Meaning | fortitude and determination. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | backbone, guts, moxie, sand, gumption | |
| Broader | fortitude | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | agallas, cojones, coraje, discernimiento, huevos, moxie, nervio, sangre fría, valor | |
| Catalan | collons, coratge, moxie, ous, pebrots | |
| Adjectives | gritty | willing to face danger |
| Meaning | Cover with a grit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "grit roads" | |
| Broader | coat, surface | Put a coat on |
| Spanish | arenar | |
| Nouns | grit | a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone |
| Meaning | clench together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "grit one's teeth" | |
| Broader | clench | squeeze together tightly |
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