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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard piece of earth's surface |
| Synonyms: | boulder, crag, crystal, gem, grain, gravel, jewel, masonry, metal, mineral, ore, pebble, rock, stonework |
| Main Entry: | correct |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accurate, exact |
| Synonyms: | according to Hoyle, actual, amen, appropriate, cooking with gas, dead on, equitable, factual, faithful, faultless, flawless, for sure, free of error, impeccable, just, legitimate, nice, okay, on target, on the ball, on the beam, on the button, on the money, on the nose, on track, perfect, precise, proper, regular, right, right as rain, right on, right stuff, righteous, rigorous, stone, strict, true, undistorted, unmistaken, veracious, veridical |
| Antonyms: | flawed, imprecise, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, wrong |
| Main Entry: | gem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone; treasure |
| Synonyms: | bauble, glass*, hardware, jewel, jewelry, masterpiece, nonpareil, ornament, paragon, pearl, pick, prize, rock*, sparkler, stone, trump* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gray/grey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | muted silver in color |
| Synonyms: | ash, ashen, battleship, cinereal, clouded, dingy, dove, drab, dusky, dusty, granite, heather, iron, lead, leaden, livid, mousy, neutral, oyster, pearly, peppery, powder, sere, shaded, silvered, silvery, slate, smoky, somber, stone |
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strike |
| Synonyms: | KO, bang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, blitz, box*, brain*, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff, dab, ding, flail, flax, flog, give a black eye, hammer*, hook, jab, kick, knock, knock around, knock out, lace, lambaste, larrup, lather, let fly, let have it, lob, nail, pellet, pelt, percuss, pop, pound, punch, rap, ride roughshod, slap, smack, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, uppercut, wallop, whack, whang |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jewel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone |
| Synonyms: | baguette, bauble, bead, bijou, birthstone, brilliant, gem, gemstone, glass, gullion, hardware, ornament, rock*, sparkler, stone, trinket |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | jewelry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stones, metals worn as decoration |
| Synonyms: | adornment, anklet, band, bangle, bauble, beads, bijou, bracelet, brass, brooch, cameo, chain, charm, choker, costume, cross, crown, diamonds, earring, finery, frippery, gem, glass*, gold, ice*, jewel, junk*, knickknack, lavaliere, locket, necklace, ornament, pendant, pin, regalia, ring, rock, rosary, silver, solitaire, sparkler, stickpin, stone, tiara, tie pin, treasure, trinket |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | landmark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historical or notable sight |
| Synonyms: | battleground, benchmark, bend, blaze, feature, fragment, guide, hill, mark, marker, memorial, milepost, milestone, monument, mountain, museum, promontory, remnant, ruins, souvenir, specimen, stone, survival, trace, tree, vantage point, vestige, waypost |
| Main Entry: | monument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorial, remembrance |
| Synonyms: | cairn, cenotaph, column, commemoration, erection, footstone, gravestone, headstone, ledger, magnum opus, marker, masterpiece, mausoleum, memento, monolith, obelisk, pile, pillar, record, reminder, shrine, slab, statue, stele, stone, tablet, testament, token, tomb, tombstone, tower, tribute, witness |
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