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Stone

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 stones.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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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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Ashlar 76% connected

Alt. of Ashler

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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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Capstone 76% connected

A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.

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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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Copestone 76% connected

A stone for coping. See Coping.

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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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Gravestone 76% connected

A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.

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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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Grindstone 76% connected

A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.

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Headstone 76% connected

The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.

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Hearthstone 76% connected

Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home.

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Impost 76% connected

That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty; especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a country.

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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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Millstone 76% connected

One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.

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Monolith 76% connected

A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.

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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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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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Springer 76% connected

One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who rouses game.

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Stela 76% connected

A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.

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Stele 76% connected

Same as Stela.

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Stretcher 76% connected

One who, or that which, stretches.

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Tombstone 76% connected

A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased.

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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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Whetstone 76% connected

A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting, or sharpening, edge tools.

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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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Chilliness 76% connected

A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness.

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Coldness 76% connected

The state or quality of being cold.

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Coolness 76% connected

The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.

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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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Frigidness 76% connected

The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection; coldness; dullness.

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Iciness 76% connected

The state or quality of being icy or very cold; frigidity.

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Kill 76% connected

A kiln.

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Material 76% connected

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

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Pericarp 76% connected

The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.

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Pull 76% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

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Remove 76% connected

To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

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Stuff 76% connected

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

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Withdraw 76% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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Endocarp 74% connected

The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

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Endocarp 74% connected

The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

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Stoner 74% connected

One who stones; one who makes an assault with stones.

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Stoner 74% connected

One who stones; one who makes an assault with stones.

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Stoning 74% connected

of Stone

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Stoning 74% connected

of Stone

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Stony 74% connected

Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a…

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Stony 74% connected

Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a…

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Jewellery 70% connected

See Jewelry.

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Jewelry 70% connected

The art or trade of a jeweler.

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Quarter 70% connected

One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, o…

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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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Component part 1

Pound 70% connected

To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.

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Endocarp 92% connected

The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

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Gem 92% connected

A bud.

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Lapidate 92% connected

To stone.

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Pit 92% connected

A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation

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Rock 92% connected

See Roc.

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