Defenition of the word granite
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Defenition of the word granite
- A rock consisting essentially of crystals of feldspar and mica in a mass of quartz.
- something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"
- plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture
- plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
- something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
Synonyms for the word granite
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- brickwork
- building material
- sandstone
- stone
- stonework
Similar words in the granite
Meronymys for the word granite
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- atomic number 14
- Si
- silicon
Hypernyms for the word granite
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- batholite
- batholith
- firmness
- pluton
- plutonic rock
- steadiness
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