Alabaster

/ˈæl.əˌbæs.tɚ/

Synonyms for "alabaster" (157 found)

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Closest matches (32)

Adjective(2 words)

amphibole antimony apatite aplite arsenic asbestos asphalt azurite bauxitebilliard tablebitumen boronbowling alleybowling greenbrimstone bromine brucite calcite carbon celestite

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chalcedony chalk chlorite chromite clay coal

Noun(4 words)

bianca blanchard calcitecalcium carbonate

Strong matches (47)

coke color corundum cream creamy cryolite diatomitedriven snoweggshell emery epidote epsomite fair feldspar flat fleece flour foam garnet glass

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glauconite glaucous graphite gypsum hatchettine holosiderite iceiron pyritesivory jet kyanite level light lignite lily lime maggot magnesite mahogany malachite maltha marble marcasite

Noun(4 words)

cream coloredgypsum ivory lintwhite

Related words (78)

marl meerschaum mica milkmineral coalmineral oilmineral saltmineral tallowmineral tarmineral waxmolybdenite monazite obsidian olivine ozokerite paper pearl pearly peat perlite

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phosphate rockphosphorus pigment plane pumice pyrite pyrites pyroxene quartz realgarred clayrhodoniterock crystalrocks salt satin selenite selenium sheet siderite silica silicate silicon silk silver slide smooth snow spar spinel spodumene sulfur swan talc talcum telluriumtennis courtvelvet white wollastonite wulfenite zeolite

Noun(12 words)

mexican onyxmineral niveaonyx marbleoriental alabasterpalepale colorporcelain stone waxmallow white whiteness

Adjective(4 words)

pearlierwhite earthwhiter whitest

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More general

11 entries

appearance calcite color finish gypsum material mineral stone substance white whiteness

More specific

8 entries

alabaster bowlalabaster finishalabaster sculpturealabaster statuealabaster surfacealabaster vaseegg whiteporcelain white

Collocations

11 entries

alabaster bustalabaster lampalabaster sculpturealabaster vasealabaster vesselcarved alabastercolor finish sculpture statue surface

Inflections

3 entries

alabastersmore alabastermost alabaster

Derivations

6 entries

alabasterlike alabasterly alabasterness alabasterous alabasterware alabastery

Sample sentences

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A fountain of alabaster stands in the alabaster-paved inner court.

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Her alabaster brow was furrowed by temporary wrinkles while she thought over plans.

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It's made of alabaster.

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He says no mummy was found in the pyramid, but that there are remains of canopic jars, the alabaster jars used to store organs removed from a body before it is mummified.

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