gritrock

  • 1Gritrock — Grit rock (gr[i^]t r[o^]k ), Gritstone Grit stone ( st[=o]n )n. (Geol.) See {Grit}, n., 4. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2gritrock — 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… …

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  • 3gritrock — n. Gritstone, grit …

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  • 4gritrock — noun a hard coarse grained siliceous sandstone • Syn: ↑grit, ↑gritstone • Derivationally related forms: ↑gritty (for: ↑grit), ↑grit (for: ↑g …

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  • 5Gritstone — Gritrock Grit rock (gr[i^]t r[o^]k ), Gritstone Grit stone ( st[=o]n )n. (Geol.) See {Grit}, n., 4. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6Grit — 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;… …

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  • 7gritstone — 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… …

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  • 8England — /ing gleuhnd/ or, often, / leuhnd/, n. the largest division of the United Kingdom, constituting, with Scotland and Wales, the island of Great Britain. 45,870,062; 50,327 sq. mi. (130,347 sq. km) Cap.: London. * * * I Southern part of the island… …

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  • 9stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… …

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  • 10gritstone — n. Grit, gritrock …

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