rock (n)
stone (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
examples that mountain is solid rock
stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
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Hypernym material, stuff
Derivationally related form stone → stone
Substance meronym mineral
Hyponym quartzite; road metal; sedimentary rock; sial; sima; metamorphic rock; gravel, crushed rock; caliche; shingling; pumice, pumice stone; aphanite; claystone; dolomite; emery stone, emery rock; pudding stone, conglomerate; fieldstone; greisen; tufa, calc-tufa; magma; igneous rock; limestone; marble; matrix
Incoming links
Pertainym (pertains to noun) epilithic → stone; lithic → stone
Pertainym (pertains to noun) rupicolous → rock
Pertainym (pertains to noun) rupestral → rock
Hyponym material, stuff
Substance holonym mineral
Hypernym quartzite; road metal; sedimentary rock; sial; sima; metamorphic rock; gravel, crushed rock; caliche; shingling; pumice, pumice stone; aphanite; claystone; dolomite; emery stone, emery rock; pudding stone, conglomerate; fieldstone; greisen; tufa, calc-tufa; magma; igneous rock; limestone; marble; matrix
Derivationally related form stone → stone

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