Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grainstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grain-stone
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of calcareous rock that lacks mud and is grain-supported.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From grain + stone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grainstones (plural)

Questions

What does grainstone mean?
A kind of calcareous rock that lacks mud and is grain-supported.
Where does grainstone come from?
From grain + stone.

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