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Rock

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Verb group 4

Shake 84% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

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Shake 84% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

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Sway 84% connected

To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.

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Sway 84% connected

To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.

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Narrower term 33

Aphanite 76% connected

A very compact, dark-colored /ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.

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Bedrock 76% connected

principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"

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Boulder 76% connected

Same as Bowlder.

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Bowlder 76% connected

Alt. of Boulder

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Calc-tufa 76% connected

See under Calcite.

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Calculus 76% connected

Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them…

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Chondrite 76% connected

A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.

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Concretion 76% connected

The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification.

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Conglomerate 76% connected

Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.

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Crystal 76% connected

The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces…

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Crystallization 76% connected

The act or process by which a substance in solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal, or becomes crystallized.

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Dolomite 76% connected

A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in extensive beds as a compact…

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Gravel 76% connected

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

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Greisen 76% connected

A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony.

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Intrusion 76% connected

The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment.

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Limestone 76% connected

A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or…

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Magma 76% connected

Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.

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Marble 76% connected

A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies fr…

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Matrix 76% connected

The womb.

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Outcrop 76% connected

The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.

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Pebble 76% connected

A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone.

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Petrifaction 76% connected

The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable) into stone, or a substance of stony hardnes…

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Pumice 76% connected

A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color, the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a fibrous structure. It is sup…

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Pumice stone 76% connected

Same as Pumice.

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Punk 76% connected

Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.

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Quartzite 76% connected

Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock.

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Shingling 76% connected

of Shingle

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Sill 76% connected

The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame, or supports a structure; as…

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Sima 76% connected

A cyma.

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Tor 76% connected

A tower; a turret.

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Tufa 76% connected

A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water, usually calcareous; -- called also calcareous tufa.

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Whin 76% connected

Gorse; furze. See Furze.

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Whinstone 76% connected

A provincial name given in England to basaltic rocks, and applied by miners to other kind of dark-colored unstratified rocks which resist the point o…

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Broader term 11

Candy 76% connected

To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger.

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Confect 76% connected

To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of.

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Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

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Excel 76% connected

To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.

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Lurch 76% connected

To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.

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Material 76% connected

Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Pitch 76% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Pitching 76% connected

of Pitch

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Stuff 76% connected

Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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Surpass 76% connected

To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.

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Manner of action 3

Roll 76% connected

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surfac…

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Swag 76% connected

To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.

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Totter 76% connected

To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger; as,an old man totters with age.

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Derivationally related 6

Careen 74% connected

To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line;…

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Careen 74% connected

To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line;…

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Rocker 74% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

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Rocker 74% connected

One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

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Stagger 74% connected

To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter.

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Stagger 74% connected

To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter.

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Substance part 1

Mineral 70% connected

An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except…

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Synonym 7

Careen 92% connected

To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for repairs below the water line;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rule 92% connected

That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shake 92% connected

obs. p. p. of Shake.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Slay 92% connected

To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to kill; to put an end to; to destroy.

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Stone 92% connected

Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded…

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Sway 92% connected

To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tilt 92% connected

A covering overhead; especially, a tent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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