grit

  • 41Grit — Grịt 〈m. 1〉 grober Sand [engl.; verwandt mit Grütze] * * * Grịt, der; s, (Arten:) e [engl. grit, eigtl. = Grobes, Körniges] (Geol.): a) grober Sand; b) grobkörniger Sandstein. * * * Grịt   [englisch] der, s/ e …

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  • 42grit — Canadian Slang a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. In British Columbia, a neo Grit is a new era BC Liberal (distinct in character from the pre 1970s BC Liberal Party), although Grit is commonly used in the media, though usually to mean the… …

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  • 43grit — noun 1》 small loose particles of stone or sand. 2》 (also gritstone) a coarse sandstone. 3》 courage and determination. verb (grits, gritting, gritted) 1》 spread grit on (an icy road). 2》 move with or make a grating sound. Phrases grit one s teeth… …

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  • 44grit — 1. noun 1) the grit from the paths Syn: sand, dust, dirt; gravel, pebbles, stones 2) just the grit we re looking for in a candidate Syn: courage, bravery, pluck, mettle, backbone …

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  • 45grit — n. verve; courage. True Grit (movie title). Show some grit and fight …

    English slang

  • 46Grit — stambios kietosios dalelės statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Atmosferoje ar išmetamosiose dujose esančios kietosios dalelės, kurių matmenys didesni kaip 75 μm. atitikmenys: angl. grit vok. Grit, m; Grobstaub, m pranc.… …

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  • 47grit — stambios kietosios dalelės statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Atmosferoje ar išmetamosiose dujose esančios kietosios dalelės, kurių matmenys didesni kaip 75 μm. atitikmenys: angl. grit vok. Grit, m; Grobstaub, m pranc.… …

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  • 48grit — n. courage; nerve. □ It takes a lot of grit to do something like that. □ Well, Pete has lots of grit. He can do it …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 49grit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēot; akin to Old High German grioz sand Date: before 12th century 1. a. sand, gravel b. a hard sharp granule (as of sand); also material (as many abrasives) composed of such granules 2.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 50grit — Synonyms and related words: air pollution, attritus, backbone, bottle, bottom, bran, bravery, breccia, chafe, chutzpah, cosmic dust, courage, courageousness, crumb, crumble, dauntlessness, debris, determination, detritus, doughtiness, dust, dust… …

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