NOUN | substance | sandstone | a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) |
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Sounds | sae'ndstow.n; sae'nstow.n | |
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Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... |
Meaning | A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.). | |
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Narrower | bluestone | Bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building |
brownstone | A reddish brown sandstone | |
firestone | A sandstone that withstands intense heat | |
greensand | An olive-green sandstone containing glauconite | |
grit, gritrock, gritstone | A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone | |
holystone | A soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship | |
siltstone | A fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt | |
Broader | arenaceous rock | A sedimentary rock composed of sand |
Spanish | arenisca, piedra arenisca | |
Catalan | arenisca, pedra arenosa |
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