| English Dictionary |
HORNSTONE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does hornstone mean?
• HORNSTONE (noun)
The noun HORNSTONE has 1 sense:
1. a fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
Familiarity information: HORNSTONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
hornfels; hornstone
Hypernyms ("hornstone" is a kind of...):
metamorphic rock (rock altered by pressure and heat)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Winners never cheat and cheaters never win." (English proverb)
"Who knows to praise sure knows to insult." (Albanian proverb)
"If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will return when the winds of Spring season blows." (Chinese proverb)
"If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is." (Egyptian proverb)
"Who knows to praise sure knows to insult." (Albanian proverb)
"If the roots are not removed during weeding, the weeds will return when the winds of Spring season blows." (Chinese proverb)
"If you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes and the monkey remains as is." (Egyptian proverb)