STONELIKE

petrous, stonelike

(adjective) (of bone especially the temporal bone) resembling stone in hardness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

stonelike (comparative more stonelike, superlative most stonelike)

Resembling stone or a stone.

Synonyms

• rocklike

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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