GRITTED Synonyms

• treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

• subdued or brought low in condition or status

• the solid part of the earth's surface

• a rational motive for a belief or action

• the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

• a relation that provides the foundation for something

• a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

• a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

• a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

• (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

• the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

• fix firmly and stably

• confine or restrict to the ground

• place or put on the ground

• instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

• bring to the ground

• hit or reach the ground

• throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

• (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.

• cover with a primer; apply a primer to

• connect to a ground

• use as a basis for; found on

• grind together, of teeth

• a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

• a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something

• a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

• furnish with a grate

• gnaw into; make resentful or angry

• reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• scratch repeatedly

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• fortitude and determination

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

• the part of a network that connects other networks together

• a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

• a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone

• sound practical judgment

• fortitude and determination

• fortitude and determination

• fortitude and determination

• French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)

• a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

• fortitude and determination

• rub with sandpaper