Tenacitynoun
The quality or state of being tenacious, or persistence of purpose; tenaciousness.
Gritnoun
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
âThe flower beds were white with grit from sand blasting the flagstone walkways.â;
Tenacitynoun
The quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force, as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
Gritnoun
Sand or a sandâsalt mixture spread on wet and, especially, icy roads and footpaths to improve traction.
Tenacitynoun
The effect of this attraction, cohesiveness.
Gritnoun
Inedible particles in food.
âThese cookies seem to have grit from nutshells in them.â;
Tenacitynoun
The quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness, viscosity.
Gritnoun
A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.
âI need a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper.â;
Tenacitynoun
(physics) The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
Gritnoun
(geology) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g., grindstone grit.
Tenacitynoun
The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose.
Gritnoun
Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
âThat kid with the cast on his arm has the grit to play dodgeball.â;
Tenacitynoun
That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; - as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc.
Gritnoun
(usually in plural) Husked but unground oats.
Tenacitynoun
That quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity.
Gritnoun
(usually in plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge.
Tenacitynoun
The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can bear without tearing asunder, - usually expressed with reference to a unit area of the cross section of the substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce rupture.
Gritverb
Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
âWe had no choice but to grit our teeth and get on with it.â; âHe has a sleeping disorder and grits his teeth.â;
Tenacitynoun
persistent determination
Gritverb
To cover with grit.
Tenacitynoun
the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip
âthe sheer tenacity of the limpetâ;
Gritverb
To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
Tenacitynoun
the quality or fact of being very determined; determination
âyou have to admire the tenacity of these two guysâ;
Gritnoun
Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
Tenacitynoun
the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence
âthe tenacity of certain myths within the historical recordâ;
Gritnoun
The coarse part of meal.
Gritnoun
Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
Gritnoun
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.
Gritnoun
Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
Gritnoun
Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
Gritverb
To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
âThe sanded floor that grits beneath the tread.â;
Gritverb
To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.
Gritnoun
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Gritnoun
fortitude and determination;
âhe didn't have the guts to try itâ;
Gritverb
cover with a grit;
âgrit roadsâ;
Gritverb
clench together;
âgrit one's teethâ;
Gritnoun
small loose particles of stone or sand
âshe had a bit of grit in her eyeâ;
Gritnoun
(with numeral) indicating the grade of fineness of an abrasive
â400 grit paperâ;
Gritnoun
a coarse sandstone
âlayers of impervious shales and gritsâ;
Gritnoun
courage and resolve; strength of character
âI've known few men who could match Maude's gritâ;
Gritverb
spread grit and often salt on (an icy road)
âthe main roads in Plymouth will be gritted from 6.30 p.m. tonightâ; âa council gritting lorryâ;
Gritverb
grate
âfine red dust that gritted between the teethâ;