Can you tell the difference between granite and sandstone?
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Sandstone
/ˈsændˌstoʊn/
Synonyms for "sandstone" (53 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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conglomeratecragdruid stonefestooned pahoehoegneissgraniteigneous rocklavalimestoneliving rockmagmamantlerockmetamorphic rockmonolithpahoehoepillow lava
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Noun(8 words)
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10 entriesarkosic sandstonebuffferruginous sandstoneochrequartz sandstonesandstone-cladsandstone-huedsandstone-texturedsandstone-tonedtan
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10 entriessandstone archsandstone bedsandstone blocksandstone cliffsandstone colorsandstone color palettesandstone quarrysandstone texturesandstone veneersandstone wall
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Sandstone is a kind of sedimentary rock.
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In the evening light, the sandstone façade of the Romanesque basilica lit up with an unexpected splendour of colours.
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A tall, slim girl, half-past sixteen, with serious gray eyes and hair which her friends called auburn, had sat down on the broad red sandstone doorstep of a Prince Edward Island farmhouse one ripe afternoon in August.
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