| NOUN | substance | garnet | any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive |
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| Sounds | gaa'rnaht | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | Any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive. | |
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| Narrower | almandite, almandine | A deep red garnet consisting of iron aluminum silicate |
| andradite | A garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black | |
| carbuncle | Deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets | |
| cinnamon stone, essonite, hessonite | A garnet ranging in color from yellow to brown | |
| pyrope | A deep red garnet used as a gemstone | |
| rhodolite | A red or pink variety of garnet used as a gemstone | |
| Broader | mineral | Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
| transparent gem | A gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion | |
| Spanish | granate | |
| Catalan | granat | |
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