Grit

Definition:

(n.) Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.
(n.) The coarse part of meal.
(n.) Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of good grit.
(n.) Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage; fortitude.
(v. i.) To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind.
(v. t.) To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth.

Compare grit with other words:

fortitude vs. grit

grit vs. hardship

grit vs. perseverance

dipper vs. grit

determination vs. grit

grit vs. pebble

grit vs. patience

demonstrate vs. grit

grit vs. rubble

grit vs. stubborn

grit vs. intrepid

grit vs. puddle

gravel vs. grit

grit vs. liberal

grit vs. reaction

clench vs. grit

abrasive vs. grit

coarseness vs. grit

grit vs. measure

courage vs. grit

fearlessness vs. grit

grit vs. metalwork

debris vs. grit

grit vs. ground

grit vs. gritty

content vs. grit

gizzard vs. grit