Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| stone | nounn | |||||
noun • a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter • United States architect (1902-1978) • building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose • United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) • United States filmmaker (born in 1946) • material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust • United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) • a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry • United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) • an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds • the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed • a lack of feeling or expression or movement adjective satellite • of any of various dull tannish or grey colors verb • kill by throwing stones at • remove the pits from | ||||||
| boulder | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town • a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin | ||||||
| cliff | nounn | |||||
noun • a steep high face of rock | ||||||
| pebble | nounn | |||||
noun • a small smooth rounded rock | ||||||
| cobble | verbv | |||||
noun • rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads verb • pave with cobblestones • repair or mend | ||||||
| crag | nounn | |||||
noun • a steep rugged rock or cliff | ||||||
| craggy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having hills and crags | ||||||
| ledge | nounn | |||||
noun • a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water | ||||||
| mound | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands • a small natural hill • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones • the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit verb • form into a rounded elevation | ||||||
| rocky | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements adjective satellite • abounding in rocks or stones • liable to rock • full of hardship or trials | ||||||
| scree | nounn | |||||
noun • a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff | ||||||
| slab | nounn | |||||
noun • block consisting of a thick piece of something | ||||||
| stony | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • abounding in rocks or stones • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings • hard as granite | ||||||
| sway | verbv | |||||
noun • controlling influence • pitching dangerously to one side verb • move back and forth or sideways • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • win approval or support for • cause to move back and forth | ||||||
| candy | nounn | |||||
noun • a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts verb • coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze | ||||||
| afrikaner | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • belonging or relating to white people of South Africa whose ancestors were Dutch or to their language noun • a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans | ||||||
| agitate | verbv | |||||
verb • try to stir up public opinion • cause to be agitated, excited, or roused • exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for • move very slightly • move or cause to move back and forth • change the arrangement or position of | ||||||
| bedrock | nounn | |||||
noun • solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil • principles from which other truths can be derived | ||||||
| careen | verbv | |||||
noun • pitching dangerously to one side verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements • move sideways or in an unsteady way | ||||||
| diamond | nounn | |||||
noun • a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem • very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem • a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram • a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more red rhombuses on it • the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate • the baseball playing field | ||||||
