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Meaning of "cornstone" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORNSTONE

ˈkɔːnˌstəʊn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORNSTONE

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cornstone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORNSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cornstone in the English dictionary

The definition of cornstone in the dictionary is a mottled green and red limestone.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORNSTONE

amazonstone · brownstone · greenstone · gunstone · hornstone · ironstone · logan-stone · milestone · minestone · moonstone · quernstone · rhinestone · rottenstone · spleenstone · sunstone · swinestone · tinstone · turnstone · veinstone · whinstone

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORNSTONE

cornloft · cornmeal · cornmill · cornmoth · Corno · cornopean · cornpipe · cornrent · cornrow · cornstalk · cornstarch · cornu · cornua · cornual · cornucopia · cornucopian · Cornucopian thesis · cornute · cornuted · cornuto

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORNSTONE

birthstone · Blackstone · cobblestone · cornerstone · firestone · Gladstone · hearthstone · histone · keystone · kill two birds with one stone · limestone · Livingstone · Maidstone · rolling stone · sandstone · stepping stone · stone · tombstone · tone · touchstone · Yellowstone

Synonyms and antonyms of cornstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cornstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORNSTONE

Find out the translation of cornstone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cornstone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cornstone» in English.
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Cornstone
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Trends of use of cornstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORNSTONE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of cornstone
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cornstone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORNSTONE»

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Mike Miller, Son of Pendragon
CHAPTER FORTY FOUR THE CHAUVINIST AND THE FOLK SINGER Professor Cornstone sat on his own while trying to think, away from the others on the airborne caravan – although he was finding this very difficult, as there was a terrible ...
John Haines, 2005
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
This Old Red (Cornstone) hill of Wall Hills Camp is well worthy of study and observation on commencing the investigation of the geology of the Old Red of Herefordshire ; for in a wood opposite Ledbury may be seen old quarries of impure Old ...
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Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of ...
This Old Red (Cornstone) hill of Wall Hills Camp is well worthy of study and observation on commencing the investigation of the geology of the Old Red of Herefordshire ; for in a wood opposite Ledbury may be seen old quarries of impure Old ...
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Mike Miller, Son of Pendragon by Josh Rogan 2006 Abridged ...
said Professor Cornstone. The others echoed these sentiments, said their goodbyes, did about turns on their broomsticks, and recommenced their rescue mission. The intrepid four had been flying south again for over thirty minutes, when ...
Josh Rogan, 2006
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Murchison in Moray: A Geologist on Home Ground : with the ...
But even if I were to grant this fault to be true, it would not bring Linksfield (which lies far to the East) into a section due South; for the first cornstone met with in any sectional line southwards through Elgin shows all the comstones dipping NNW.
Michael Collie, George Gordon, John Diemer, 1995
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The Silurian System: founded on geological researches in the ...
178 CORNSTONE FORMATION, SHROPSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE, ETC. stone, or the firmest ribs of sandstone. In the northern portion of this range, the subordinate limestones become thicker and more crystalline. Bands of cornstone  ...
Roderick Impey Murchison, 1839
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The silurian system, founded on geological researches in the ...
I78 CORNSTONE FORMATION, SHROPSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE, ETC. stone, or the firmest ribs of sandstone. In the northern portion of this range, the subordinate limestones become thicker and more crystalline. Bands of cornstone  ...
Roderick Impey Murchison, 1839
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Calcutta journal of natural history and miscellany of the ...
At Lower Harcott, on the west side of Kinlett, the cornstone dips south and south- south-west forty-five degrees, is five or six feet thick, and is burnt for lime. It here reposes upon a good sandstone of greenish colour. This cornstone, as in other ...
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Soils of the Past: An Introduction to Paleopedology
beds, variegated beds, tonstein, ganister and cornstone. Unlike conglomerates and sandstones, which are readily identifiable as hardened gravel and sand. these other rock types do not resemble modern kinds of sediment.Their similarity to ...
Gregory J. Retallack, 2008
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What Have I Done For Me Lately?
when an old womansweeping herapparentlycleandrivewayturned out to be Mrs. Cornstone, Jenny's seventh-grade English teacher, loved and feared throughout Fairfield county. “Good afternoon. Lovely day.” Mrs. Cornstone paused in her ...
Isabel Sharpe, 2009

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORNSTONE»

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Boys basketball preview: Players to watch
Center Diamond Stone (right) is the cornstone of a dangenerous Whitefish Bay Dominican team, an all-state player who averaged 24.2 points ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov 14»
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Jackson Rehearsal Video Shown in Wrongful Death Suit
The cornstone of their case, an e-mail from aeg's ceo 11 days before jackson's death. We want to remind murray that it is aeg, not mj who is ... «ABC News, Apr 13»
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Colorado Hay Production Hindered by drought
Denise Brammer, owner of Cornstone Hay in Sterling, agrees that prices will stay high. "Hay will stay where it is or it will go up. I'm not sure who ... «Fence Post, Jun 12»
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Belting grades for Quest Taekwondo students
Quest Taekwondo run clubs at Cottingley Cornstone Centre, Fitness First (Keighley) and Sandal Primary School in Baildon, and is open to new ... «Bradford Telegraph Argus, Jan 11»
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