grit :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

backbone, guts, sand

n. fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"

gritrock, gritstone

n. a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

grit

v. clench together; "grit one's teeth"

cover with grit

v. cover with a grit; "grit roads"

boldness, daring, hardihood

n. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness"; "the plan required great hardiness of heart"

perseverance, persistence, doggedness, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity

n. persistent determination

endurance

n. the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"

strength

n. the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"

resilience, resiliency

n. the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

toughness, stamina, staying power

n. enduring strength and energy

deposit, sedimentation, alluvium

n. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

dirt, soil

n. the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

dust

n. fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"

sand

n. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

lampblack, soot, carbon black

n. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink

gnash, grind together

v. grind together, of teeth

crunch, grind, cranch, craunch

v. press or grind with a crunching noise

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