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Amber
noun · 78% connection
A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Amphibole
noun · 78% connection
A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Basanite
noun · 78% connection
Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is employed to test the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Bois durci
unknown · 78% connection
A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine sawdust from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and pressed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Bullion
noun · 78% connection
Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose cords are prominent.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Burnish
adjective · 78% connection
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth; as, to bur…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Calamander wood
unknown · 78% connection
A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Carnelian
noun · 78% connection
A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Cassiterite
noun · 78% connection
Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant adamantine luster; als…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Cedar
noun · 78% connection
durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Durable
adjective · 78% connection
Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; endurin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Fustet
noun · 78% connection
The wood of the Rhus Cptinus or Venice sumach, a shrub of Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which, however, is not du…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Gloss
noun · 78% connection
Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Hard
superl. · 78% connection
Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Heavy
superl. · 78% connection
Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Jacaranda
noun · 78% connection
an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Jack
noun · 78% connection
A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in havin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
Jade
noun · 78% connection
A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is use…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hard, heavy, durable, wood, admits.
