Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graystone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: gray-stone
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of gray volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.

Uncountable

noun

Any type of gray stone, such as limestone, used in building.

Uncountable

noun

A building of this kind.

Countable

Example Sentences

"I certainly was not prepared for the cosy nestling valleys that snuggled against the shoulders of the hills; a land where the graystone cottages and farmsteads still prevailed, but where they had taken on something of the softness of their kind in Gloucester and the Cotswolds, and seemed almost like growths of the soil; […]."
"Founded almost 50 years ago, it's an imposing graystone structure (formerly a park district office)."
"Because graystones were more expensive to build than frame buildings and had a more substantial look and feel, they were the choice of the middle and upper classes."

Etymology

From gray + stone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

graystones (plural) greystone (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

brownstone

Questions

What does graystone mean?: A type of gray volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
Where does graystone come from?: From gray + stone.

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