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SANDSTONE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sandstone" is a kind of...):
arenaceous rock (a sedimentary rock composed of sand)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sandstone"):
firestone (a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns)
holystone (a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship)
grit; gritrock; gritstone (a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone)
brownstone (a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings)
bluestone (bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building)
greensand (an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite)
siltstone (a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt)
