Synonyms: gumption, guts, grit, sand, moxie, backbone
Definition: fortitude and determination
Usage: he didn't have the guts to try it
Similar words: fortitude
Definition: strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
Synonyms: grit, gritrock, gritstone
Definition: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Similar words: sandstone
Definition: a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
Synonyms: grit
Definition: clench together
Usage: grit one's teeth
Synonyms: grit
Definition: cover with a grit
Usage: grit roads
Definition: put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
Usage: coat the cake with chocolate