grit

English Thesaurus

1. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	fortitude,
definition	:	strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage (noun.attribute)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

2. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	sandstone,
definition	:	a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) (noun.substance)

3. clench together (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	clench,
definition	:	squeeze together tightly (verb.contact)

4. cover with a grit (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	coat, surface,
definition	:	put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface (verb.contact)

5. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky,
definition	:	willing to face danger (adj.all)

derivation	:	gutsy, plucky,
definition	:	marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited (adj.all)

6. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance)

derivation	:	grit,
definition	:	cover with a grit (verb.contact)

derivation	:	coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy,
definition	:	composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)

7. cover with a grit (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grit, gritrock, gritstone,
definition	:	a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance)

8. fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky,
definition	:	willing to face danger (adj.all)

derivation	:	gutsy, plucky,
definition	:	marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited (adj.all)

9. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance)

derivation	:	grit,
definition	:	cover with a grit (verb.contact)

derivation	:	coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy,
definition	:	composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency (adj.all)

10. cover with a grit (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grit, gritrock, gritstone,
definition	:	a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone (noun.substance)