Thesaurus / what it takes
FEEDBACKHow to use what it takes in a sentence
Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYIt is something which takes side in the child's breast with the reasonable governor and the laws which he or she administers.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYHe has drawn a knave and a six; he takes another card; this turns out to be an ace.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSIf any one has lost his temper, as well as his money, he takes good care not to show it; to do so here would be indeed bad form.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWe always lay our notes on the table, and he takes them, looks them over, and calls out what he'll have played.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYHe takes a turn up and down the room, looks at the music, and if the piece interests him, he will call upon you.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYTo fully understand what takes place when trying to study, let the pupil recall that there are three sources of knowledge.
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)Below the great gothic windows spreads the awning of a café, which takes up all the ground floor.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEWhen rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDIn like manner the mouth, from being a bare symbolic indication, gradually takes on form and likeness.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYWORDS RELATED TO WHAT IT TAKES
- application
- backbone
- chutzpah
- clock
- courage
- determination
- doggedness
- firmness
- follow-through
- grit
- guts
- gutsiness
- guttiness
- heart
- inflexibility
- intestinal fortitude
- intransigence
- moxie
- nerve
- obduracy
- obstinacy
- perseverance
- persistence
- pertinacity
- resoluteness
- resolution
- resolve
- spunk
- starch
- staunchness
- steadfastness
- stick-to-itiveness
- stomach
- strength of purpose
- true grit
- what it takes
- willfulness
- alacrity
- ardor
- bustle
- determination
- devotion
- diligence
- dispatch
- drive
- eagerness
- earnestness
- enterprise
- fanaticism
- fervor
- fierceness
- fire
- gusto
- hustle
- inclination
- initiative
- intensity
- intentness
- keenness
- mania
- passion
- perseverance
- push
- readiness
- sincerity
- spirit
- stick-to-itiveness
- urgency
- vehemence
- verve
- warmth
- what it takes
- yen
- zest
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