Cobble-stone

  • 11stone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough, smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carve …

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  • 12stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… …

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  • 13stone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. coblestone, pebble; mineral; gem, jewel; gravestone, tombstone, millstone, whetstone, hearthstone, flagstone, etc.; pit, endocarp, pyrene; concretion, calculus. See density, ornament. II (Roget s IV)… …

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  • 14stone — noun 1) someone threw a stone at me Syn: rock, pebble, boulder 2) a commemorative stone Syn: tablet, monument, monolith, obelisk; gravestone, headstone, tombstone 3) …

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  • 15Cobble (geology) — A cobble is a clast of rock with a particle size of 64 millimetres (2.5 in) to 256 millimetres (10.1 in) based on the Krumbein phi scale of sedimentology. Cobbles are generally considered to be larger than pebbles (4 to 64 millimetres… …

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  • 16cobble — noun Cobble is used before these nouns: ↑stone …

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  • 17cobble — cobble1 noun (also cobblestone) a small round stone used to cover road surfaces. Derivatives cobbled adjective Origin ME: from cob1 + le2. cobble2 verb 1》 (cobble something together) roughly assemble something fr …

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  • 18stone line —    In vertical cross section, a line formed by scattered fragments or a discrete layer of angular and subangular rock fragments, commonly a gravel or cobble sized lag concentration that drape across a former topographic surface and later buried… …

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  • 19cobble — cob·ble || kÉ’bl n. naturally rounded stone (especially such a stone used in paving a street); unprofessional or shabby work v. pave with cobblestones (smooth rounded stones); repair shoes …

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  • 20cobble — 1. n. & v. n. 1 (in full cobblestone) a small rounded stone of a size used for paving. 2 (in pl.) Brit. coal in lumps of this size. v.tr. pave with cobbles. Etymology: ME cobel( ston), f. COB(1) 2. v.tr. 1 mend or patch up (esp. shoes). 2 (often… …

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