Grits
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noun plural.
Ground hominy that is boiled with water or milk and served as a breakfast food or side dish.
noun plural.
Coarsely ground grain, especially corn.
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noun.
Plural form of
grit
.
verb.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
grit
.
noun.
Plural form of
grit
. ('hulled oats')
noun.
Coarsely ground
hominy
which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.
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noun.
coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States
Word Usage
"Comparing this to whether you buy corn flakes or grits is really, really, really a completely irrelevent comparison."
Etymologically Related
grout
gruel
nitty-gritty
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
hot cereal
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Berlitz
Blitz
Brits
Fitz
Fritz
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
grain
groats
hominy
oatmeal
verb-stem
grit