sandstone
/ˈsændˌstoʊn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
Countable; Uncountable
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A small town and local government area (the Shire of Sandstone) in the Mid West region, Western Australia.
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Etymology
From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sandston, *sandstān, *sandastain
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsændˌstoʊn/
- British English: /ˈsændˌstəʊn/