to grate the teeth
21grit — gritless, adj. gritter, n. /grit/, n., v., gritted, gritting. n. 1. abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. 2. firmness of character; indomitable spirit; pluck: She has a… …
22pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… …
23Painfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pain PARAG:Painfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trouble trouble care &c.(pain) 828 Sgm: N 1 trial trial Sgm: N 1 affliction affliction infliction …
24grind — {{11}}grind (n.) late 12c., gnashing the teeth, from GRIND (Cf. grind) (v.). The sense steady, hard work first recorded 1851 in college student slang (but Cf. gerund grinder, 1710); the meaning hard working student is American English slang from… …
25grit — /grɪt / (say grit) noun 1. fine, stony, or hard particles such as are deposited like dust from the air or occur as impurities in food, etc. 2. Geology a sandstone composed of coarse angular grains and very small pebbles. 3. firmness of character; …
26gnash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. grind, champ, crunch, gnaw, bite. See resentment, lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. grind, snap, rotate the teeth; see bite 1 , chew . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. grind, grit, grate, rasp …
27Hob — Hob, n. [Prob. akin to hump. Cf. {Hub}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. The hub of a wheel. See {Hub}. Washington. [1913 Webster] 2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate, where things are put to be kept warm. Smart. [1913 Webster] 3 …
28Grit — Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gritting}.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] [1913 Webster] …
29Gritted — Grit Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gritting}.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] [1913 Webster] …
30Gritting — Grit Grit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gritting}.] To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the teeth. [Collog.] [1913 Webster] …
