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hard+substance

  • 1 bone

    [bəun] 1. noun
    1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) bein
    2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) bein
    2. verb
    (to take the bones out of (fish etc).) úrbeina
    - bone china
    - bone idle
    - a bone of contention
    - have a bone to pick with someone
    - have a bone to pick with
    - to the bone

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  • 2 coral

    ['korəl]
    noun, adjective
    1) ((of) a hard substance of various colours, made up of skeletons of a kind of tiny sea animal: a necklace made of coral; a coral reef.) kórall
    2) ((of) an orange-pink colour.) rauðbleikur litur

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  • 3 quartz

    [kwo: ]
    noun, adjective
    ((of) a kind of hard substance found in rocks, often in the form of crystals.) kvars

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  • 4 plaster

    1. noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) múrhúð
    2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gifs
    3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plástur
    2. verb
    1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) múrhúða
    2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) maka, smyrja
    •
    - plastic 3. adjective
    (easily made into different shapes.) auðmótanlegur

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  • 5 amber

    ['æmbə]
    noun, adjective
    ((of) a hard yellow or brownish substance, formed from resin, used in making jewellery etc: made of amber; an amber brooch.) raf

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  • 6 cement

    [sə'ment] 1. noun
    1) (a mixture of clay and lime (usually with sand and water added) used for sticking things (eg bricks) together in building and to make concrete for making very hard surfaces.) sement
    2) (any of several types of glue.) lím
    3) (a substance used to fill cavities in teeth.) tannfyllingarefni
    2. verb
    (to join firmly with cement.) líma; festa, binda

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  • 7 glass

    1) (a hard usually breakable transparent substance: The bottle is made of glass; ( also adjective) a glass bottle.) gler
    2) (a usually tall hollow object made of glass, used for drinking: There are six glasses on the tray; sherry-glasses.) glas
    3) ((also looking-glass) a mirror.) spegill
    4) (a barometer, or the atmospheric pressure shown by one: The glass is falling.) loftvog
    •
    - glassful
    - glassy
    - glassiness

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  • 8 horny

    1) (like horn: a horny substance.) gerður úr horni, eins og horn
    2) (as hard as horn: horny hands.) harður; siggróinn
    3) ((slang) sexually excited; easily aroused sexually: feeling horny.)

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  • 9 ivory

    noun, adjective
    ((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) fílabein

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  • 10 jet

    I [‹et] noun, adjective
    ((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) svartaraf
    II [‹et]
    1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) buna
    2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) þrÿstistútur
    3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) þota
    •
    - jet-propelled
    - jet propulsion

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  • 11 mother-of-pearl

    noun, adjective ((of) the shining, hard, smooth substance on the inside of certain shells.) perlumóðir

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