He had a stony face, etched by time.
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Stony
/ˈstəʊni/
Synonyms for "stony" (164 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (49)
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(2 words)
granite dressinggravel
Related words (82)
lithoidalmarblemarblelikemercilessmonolithicneedyobdurateobstinateooflessosseouspachydermatouspebbledpebblypennilessphilistinepitilesspoorporphyriticpoverty-strickenproof against
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raggedresistantresistiverock-ribbedrock-strewnrock-studdedrockboundrocklikerockyruggedrugoserugoussandysaw toothedsaw-toothedsawtoothscraggedscragglyscraggyserrateserratedsevereshingledshinglysnaggedsnaggledsnaggysolidsteeledsteeled againststeellikesteelysternstone-brokestonelikestrappedthick skinnedthick-skinnedtoughtrachyticuncompassionateunfeelingunmovedunresponsiveunsentimentalunsympatheticwrinkled
Adverb(1 words)
more bare rock
Adjective(10 words)
Noun(3 words)
rock surfacestone accentstone sculpture
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
7 entriesMore specific
8 entriesbasalt cliffgranite surfacegravelly groundlimestone wallpebble groundrocky outcropstoic demeanorunapproachable stance
Collocations
5 entriesstony exteriorstony facadestony groundstony pathstony silence
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Galician
1 entries- duro adj (of an action)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Tom's joke was met with stony silence.
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For stony limits cannot hold love out.
Source: tatoeba (6220010)
In the case of stony or hard corals, these polyp conglomerates grow, die, and endlessly repeat the cycle over time, slowly laying the limestone foundation for coral reefs and giving shape to the familiar corals that reside there. Because of this cycle of growth, death, and regeneration among individual polyps, many coral colonies can live for a very long time.
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