A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.
A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
A hard, stone-like deposit.
A small piece of stone, a pebble.
A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.
A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight.
A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
Having the appearance of stone.
Constructed of stone.
Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
Used as an intensifier.
Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
As a stone (used with following adjective).
Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).
To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
To wall with stones.
To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.