Index of English words, starting with "gr"

(1) - Gristly (a.) Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle; cartilaginous.

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