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1 limestone
noun (a kind of rock.) kalksteinn -
2 lime
I noun(the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement.) (óleskjað) kalk- limelight: in the limelight II noun1) (a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon.) súraldin2) (( also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit: lime walls.) gulgrænnIII noun(a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves.) lind -
3 calcium
['kælsiəm](an element of which one compound (calcium carbonate) forms limestone, chalk etc.) kalsíum -
4 chalk
[ o:k]1) (a white rock; a type of limestone.) kalksteinn2) ((a piece of) a chalk-like substance used for writing (especially on blackboards): a box of chalks.) krít•- chalky- chalkboard -
5 stalactite
(a spike of limestone hanging from the roof of a cave etc formed by the dripping of water containing lime.) dropasteinn -
6 stalagmite
(a spike of limestone rising from the floor of a cave, formed by water dripping from the roof.) dropasteinskerti -
7 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) steinn; bergtegund2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) steinn3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -steinn4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) eðalsteinn5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) aldinsteinn6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) bresk þyngdareining7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) nÿrnasteinn2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) grÿta2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) taka steina úr•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw
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