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sandstone vs grit

grit vs sandstone

sandstone and grit both are nouns.

sandstone is not a verb while grit is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sandstone Yes No No No
grit Yes No Yes No
As nouns, grit is a hyponym of sandstone; that is, grit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sandstone:
  • sandstone: a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
  • grit: a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Other hyponyms of sandstone include firestone, holystone, gritrock, gritstone, brownstone, bluestone, greensand, siltstone.
sandstone (noun) grit (noun)
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) fortitude and determination
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
sandstone (verb) grit (verb)
clench together
cover with a grit
Difference between sandstone and grit

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