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agate |
a playing marble that is made of or looks like this stone. [1/2 definitions] |
aggie |
a playing marble made of, or made to resemble, agate. |
alley2 |
a large, special playing marble that is often used as a shooter. |
calcite |
a common, soft mineral that occurs in chalk, marble, and limestone and is composed of calcium carbonate. |
calcium carbonate |
a white crystalline compound found in chalk, limestone, marble, shells, and plant ash that is used in the manufacture of cement, paints, plastics, and polishing agents such as toothpaste. |
knuckle |
to shoot (a marble) with the forefinger and thumb. [1/4 definitions] |
marble |
a kind of stone that can be cut and polished to a hard, shiny surface. There are many kinds and colors of marble. [2 definitions] |
marbleize |
to color or mix with streaks and veins in imitation of real marble. |
marbling |
a streaked or mottled pattern like that of marble. [1/3 definitions] |
marmoreal |
of or resembling marble. |
Parian |
of or concerning Paros, from which comes a fine white marble. [2/3 definitions] |
quarry1 |
a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like. [2 definitions] |
rolling pin |
a hard, smooth cylinder of wood or marble with handles at each end. It is used to roll out dough. |
Taj Mahal |
a white marble mausoleum celebrated for its design and decoration built c.1640 in Agra, India by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. |
taw1 |
a large playing marble used as a shooter. [2/3 definitions] |
terrazzo |
a flooring that is composed of marble or other stone chips bound in cement and polished when dry. |
travertine |
a type of limestone that is found as a deposit at natural hot springs, that looks like pocked marble, and that is used for the facing and floors of buildings, esp. public ones. |
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