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BOULDER |
Large stone |
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ROCK |
Large stone |
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LEDGER |
A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. |
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MEGALITH |
A large stone; especially, a large stone used in ancient
building. |
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HACK |
An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in
breaking stone. |
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EXEDRA |
Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for several
persons; esp., one of curved form. |
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MONOLITH |
A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into
a pillar, statue, or monument. |
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COB |
A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large size,
as of coal, or stone. |
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SARSEN |
One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the
English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone. |
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WILLET |
A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); --
called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe,
duck snipe, and stone curlew. |
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COBBLESTONE |
A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be
handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other
purposes. |
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MENHIR |
A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or
monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and throughout
Northern Europe. |
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ERRATIC |
Any stone or material that has been borne away from its
original site by natural agencies; esp., a large block or fragment of
rock; a bowlder. |
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PERPENDER |
A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on
both sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also perbend,
perpend stone, and perpent stone. |
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PIT |
A large hole in the ground from which material is dug or
quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in which material is made
by burning; as, a lime pit; a charcoal pit. |
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PORTLAND CEMENT |
...ural limestones or chalky clays. It
contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens under water. ... |
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PUEBLO |
...tribes of
Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and several stories
high, and is usually built either of stone or adobe. The term is... |
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KILN |
A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a
heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, or drying
anything; as, a kiln ... |
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HEAVY |
... ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent,
quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy
failure; hea... |
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SUMMER |
A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns,
piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a)
The lintel of a do... |