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• Grit — Grit, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre[ o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Grit — may refer to:* Grit (newspaper), a U.S. periodical founded as a newspaper in 1882 * Grit (album), by Celtic fusion musician Martyn Bennett * Grits, a corn based food common in the Southern United States * GRITS, a Christian hip hop group * Grit… …   Wikipedia

• grit — ► NOUN 1) small loose particles of stone or sand. 2) (also gritstone) a coarse sandstone. 3) courage and resolve. ► VERB (gritted, gritting) 1) clench (the teeth), especially in order to keep one s resolve …   English terms dictionary

• grit|stone — «GRIHT STOHN», noun. a coarse sandstone, of the kind used for millstones and grindstones …   Useful english dictionary

• grit — gritless, adj. gritter, n. /grit/, n., v., gritted, gritting. n. 1. abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. 2. firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a… …   Universalium

• coarse-grained — adjective 1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency granular sugar the photographs were grainy and indistinct it left a mealy residue • Syn: ↑farinaceous, ↑grainy, ↑granular, ↑granulose, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Coarse bubble diffusers — PVC MaxAir coarse bubble diffuser in concrete basin. Courtesy of Environmental Dynamics Inc. Coarse bubble diffusers are a pollution control technology used to aerate and or mix wastewater for sewage treatment. They produce 1/4 to 1/2 inch… …   Wikipedia

• grit — [OE] Etymologically, grit is ‘something produced by pounding’. Prehistoric Indo European *ghrēu denoted ‘rub, pound, crush’, and from it came Germanic *greutam ‘tiny particles of crushed or pounded rock’, hence ‘sand, gravel’. Its modern… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• grit — [[t]grɪt[/t]] n. v. grit•ted, grit•ting 1) hard, abrasive particles, as of sand, stone, or gravel 2) firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck 3) pet a coarse grained siliceous rock, usu. with sharp, angular grains 4) the granular texture… …   From formal English to slang

• grit — [OE] Etymologically, grit is ‘something produced by pounding’. Prehistoric Indo European *ghrēu denoted ‘rub, pound, crush’, and from it came Germanic *greutam ‘tiny particles of crushed or pounded rock’, hence ‘sand, gravel’. Its modern… …   Word origins

• grit — /grɪt / (say grit) noun 1. fine, stony, or hard particles such as are deposited like dust from the air or occur as impurities in food, etc. 2. Geology a sandstone composed of coarse angular grains and very small pebbles. 3. firmness of character; …