Face
Face noun - The front part of the head.
Grit
Grit noun - The strength of mind that enables a person to endure pain or hardship.
Nearby Word: gritty
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Blanc tells C-Sha to grit her teeth before punching her square in the face. Hmm...
Source: Shout Out / Neptunia -
Monk is brought down by a handful of grit in his face in the Doc Savage novel Repel.
Source: A Handful for an Eye -
Also possibly justified by the fact that firebending probably involves a lot of ashes, grit, burning debris, and other stuff you don't really want to get on your face.
Source: Faceless Goons
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