Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 21 compound words that contain grit. The most common are listed below. Open grit in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- grit one's teethTo clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain, anger, frustration, or self-assurance.
- true gritSpirit; courage; moral stamina.
- Grit CityTacoma (a city in Washington, United States).
- millstone gritSynonym of millstone (“a coarse-grained sandstone used for making round stones for making grain”)
- grit cellA sclerotic cell, as in the flesh of pears.
- grit cellsplural of grit cell: A sclerotic cell, as in the flesh of pears.
- road gritA mixture of grit and salt (often calcium chloride) spread on the surface of roads to prevent the formation of ice during cold, damp weather
- Yorkshire gritA kind of stone used for polishing marble, and copperplates for engravers.
Compound words 21
- gritsomeCharacterised or marked by grit (all senses); gritty
- gritstoneA form of sedimentary rock, similar to sandstone but coarser.
- grittishSomewhat gritty.
- regritTo grit again.
- degritTo remove grit from.
- gritlessFree from grit.
- gritrockgritstone
- peagritA coarse pisolitic limestone.
- grittenMade of or consisting of grits.
- gritterOne who grits anything.