whinstone

whin·stone

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwin-stohn, win-]
- /ˈʰwɪnˌstoʊn, ˈwɪn-/
- /wˈɪnstəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwin-stohn, win-]
- /ˈʰwɪnˌstoʊn, ˈwɪn-/

Definitions of whinstone word

noun whinstone Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt. 1
noun whinstone (quarrying industry) Any hard dark-coloured rock. 1
noun whinstone any dark hard fine-grained rock, such as basalt 0
noun whinstone any of several hard, igneous or basaltic rocks, esp. chert, occurring as dikes or flows 0

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Origin of whinstone

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

1505-15; dial. (Scots and N England) whin whinstone (Middle English quin < ?) + stone

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Parts of speech for Whinstone

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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determiner

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whinstone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

whinstone usage trend in Literature

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