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granite

noun

1 granite

Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz.

Roget 323: hardness etc. adj.; rigidity; renitence, renitency; inflexibility, temper, callosity, durity.    induration, petrifaction; lapidification, ... show more

Dutch: graniet, granietsteen
Polish: granit

2 granite

Something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness).


Moby thesaurus: aa, abyssal rock, adamant, basalt, bedrock, block lava, bone, brash, breccia, brick, cement, concrete, conglomerate, crag, diamond, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, flint, gneiss, heart of oak ... show more.

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