Grit vs. Gumption
Gritnoun
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
Gritnoun
Sand or a sand–salt mixture spread on wet and, especially, icy roads and footpaths to improve traction.
Gritnoun
Inedible particles in food.
Gritnoun
A measure of the relative coarseness of an abrasive material such as sandpaper, the smaller the number the coarser the abrasive.
Gritnoun
(geology) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; gritstone. Also, a finer sharp-grained sandstone, e.g., grindstone grit.
Gritnoun
Strength of mind; great courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
Gritnoun
(usually in plural) Husked but unground oats.
Gritnoun
(usually in plural) Coarsely ground corn or hominy used as porridge.
Gritverb
Apparently only in grit one's teeth: to clench, particularly in reaction to pain or anger.
Gritverb
To cover with grit.
Gritverb
To give forth a grating sound, like sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
Gritnoun
Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
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.
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;
Gritverb
cover with a grit;
Gritverb
clench together;
Gritnoun
small loose particles of stone or sand
Gritnoun
(with numeral) indicating the grade of fineness of an abrasive
Gritnoun
a coarse sandstone
Gritnoun
courage and resolve; strength of character
Gritverb
spread grit and often salt on (an icy road)
Gritverb
grate
Gumptionnoun
(Britain) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
Gumptionnoun
(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
Gumptionnoun
(US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
Gumptionnoun
Capacity; shrewdness; common sense.
Gumptionnoun
The art of preparing colors.
Gumptionnoun
Megilp.
Gumptionnoun
initiative; resourcefulness.
Gumptionnoun
Courage; guts.
Gumptionnoun
sound practical judgment;
Gumptionnoun
fortitude and determination;
