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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOLYSTONE

Perhaps so named from its being used in a kneeling position.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOLYSTONE

holystone  [ˈhəʊlɪˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLYSTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Holystone is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb holystone in English.

WHAT DOES HOLYSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

holystone

Holystone

Holystone is a soft and brittle sandstone that was formerly used in the British and American Navy for scrubbing and whitening the wooden decks of ships. A variety of origins have been proposed for the term, including that such stones were taken from broken monuments of St. Nicholas Church in Great Yarmouth or else the ruined church of St. Helens adjacent to the St Helens Road anchorage of the Isle of Wight where ships would often provision. The US Navy has it the term may have come from the fact that 'holystoning the deck' was originally done on one's knees, as in prayer. Smaller holystones were called "prayer books" and larger ones "Bibles". Holystoning eventually was not generally done on the knees but with a stick resting in a depression in the flat side of the stone and held under the arm and in the hands and moved back and forth with grain on each plank while standing – or sort of leaning over to put pressure on the stick-driven stone. According to some sources, holystoning was banned in the US Navy as it wore down the decks too rapidly and caused excessive expense, but various sources indicate that in reality the practice disappeared slowly.

Definition of holystone in the English dictionary

The definition of holystone in the dictionary is a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a vessel. Other definition of holystone is to scrub with a holystone.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOLYSTONE

PRESENT

Present
I holystone
you holystone
he/she/it holystones
we holystone
you holystone
they holystone
Present continuous
I am holystoning
you are holystoning
he/she/it is holystoning
we are holystoning
you are holystoning
they are holystoning
Present perfect
I have holystoned
you have holystoned
he/she/it has holystoned
we have holystoned
you have holystoned
they have holystoned
Present perfect continuous
I have been holystoning
you have been holystoning
he/she/it has been holystoning
we have been holystoning
you have been holystoning
they have been holystoning
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I holystoned
you holystoned
he/she/it holystoned
we holystoned
you holystoned
they holystoned
Past continuous
I was holystoning
you were holystoning
he/she/it was holystoning
we were holystoning
you were holystoning
they were holystoning
Past perfect
I had holystoned
you had holystoned
he/she/it had holystoned
we had holystoned
you had holystoned
they had holystoned
Past perfect continuous
I had been holystoning
you had been holystoning
he/she/it had been holystoning
we had been holystoning
you had been holystoning
they had been holystoning
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will holystone
you will holystone
he/she/it will holystone
we will holystone
you will holystone
they will holystone
Future continuous
I will be holystoning
you will be holystoning
he/she/it will be holystoning
we will be holystoning
you will be holystoning
they will be holystoning
Future perfect
I will have holystoned
you will have holystoned
he/she/it will have holystoned
we will have holystoned
you will have holystoned
they will have holystoned
Future perfect continuous
I will have been holystoning
you will have been holystoning
he/she/it will have been holystoning
we will have been holystoning
you will have been holystoning
they will have been holystoning
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would holystone
you would holystone
he/she/it would holystone
we would holystone
you would holystone
they would holystone
Conditional continuous
I would be holystoning
you would be holystoning
he/she/it would be holystoning
we would be holystoning
you would be holystoning
they would be holystoning
Conditional perfect
I would have holystone
you would have holystone
he/she/it would have holystone
we would have holystone
you would have holystone
they would have holystone
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been holystoning
you would have been holystoning
he/she/it would have been holystoning
we would have been holystoning
you would have been holystoning
they would have been holystoning
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you holystone
we let´s holystone
you holystone
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to holystone
Past participle
holystoned
Present Participle
holystoning
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOLYSTONE


birthstone
ˈbɜːθˌstəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
boundary-stone
ˈbaʊndərɪˌstəʊn
cherrystone
ˈtʃerɪˌstəʊn
claystone
ˈkleɪˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
eyestone
ˈaɪˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
greystone
ˈɡreɪˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
mifepristone
mɪˈfɛprɪˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
touchstone
ˈtʌtʃˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLYSTONE

holy synod
holy terror
Holy Thursday
holy tide
Holy Trinity
holy war
holy water
Holy Week
Holy Willie
Holy Writ
Holy Year
Holyhead
Holyoake
Holyrood
Holyroodhouse
hom
homa
homage
homager
homalographic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLYSTONE

bluestone
brownstone
capstone
dry-stone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
gravestone
headstone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
lodestone
Maidstone
moonstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
standing stone
stepping stone
stone
tone

Synonyms and antonyms of holystone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «holystone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLYSTONE

Find out the translation of holystone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of holystone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «holystone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

禾伸堂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

holystone
570 millions of speakers

English

holystone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

holystone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

holystone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Holystone
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

holystone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাহাজের ডেক ঘসিয়া পরিষ্কার কররা জন্য বেলে পাথর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Holystone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Holystone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

holystone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

holystone
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

holystone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Holystone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gạch để đánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

holystone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्रस्टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

holystone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Holystone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Holystone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Holystone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Holystone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελαφρόπετρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puimsteen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Holystone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holystone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of holystone

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLYSTONE»

The term «holystone» is normally little used and occupies the 116.936 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLYSTONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «holystone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «holystone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about holystone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLYSTONE»

Discover the use of holystone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to holystone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sediment Flux to Basins: Causes, Controls and Consequences
suggest a tentative threshold discharge at Rothbury of 77 m3 s"' for major channel change to take place at Holystone, assuming that thresholds in the Holystone and Sharperton reaches are equivalent and behaviour is similar. However, no ...
Stuart J. Jones, L. E. Frostick, Geological Society of London, 2002
2
An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the ...
HOLYSTONE CHAPELRY. This parochial chapelry is bounded on the north and east by Alwinton parish, and is inclosed on the south and west by Elsdon parish. By the last census, it contained 88 houses, and 468 inhabitants. HOLystone is a ...
Eneas Mackenzie, 1825
3
Popular Mechanics
One Holystone submarine, for example, slipped into Vladivostok harbor and tapped underwater telephone cables carrying traffic between that Pacific port and Moscow. Other Holystone missions have infiltrated harbors of the Peoples Republic ...
4
Life in Nelson's Navy
A holystone was a block of Portland stone the size of a large pillow, flat on one side and usually rounded on the other. An eyebolt was fitted on the rounded side and two lengths of rope were spliced to it. With the deck wet, sand was sprinkled  ...
Dudley Pope, 1996
5
Cases on the Enforcement of Construction Adjudication Awards
Volker applied to enforce the decision under CPr part 24. holystone provided a skeleton and lengthy witness statement but did not apply for a stay of anyjudgment and did not attend the part 24 hearing citing their financial position. They raised ...
Kenneth T. Salmon, 2012
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Fluvial Sedimentology VII: (Special Publication 35 of the IAS)
(Special Publication 35 of the IAS) Michael Blum, Susan Marriott, Suzanne Leclair. Fig. I River Coquet catchment, showing location of the study reach at Holystone. Reach 'VW' Stage 1: Calculation of volumetric change for each. ChevIot ...
Michael Blum, Susan Marriott, Suzanne Leclair, 2009
7
Slow Northumberland and Durham: Including Newcastle, ...
Usually, the ranges are open one weekend a month and for four weeks during the lambing season from mid-April to mid-May. holystone's woods, moors and well 2 34 Plantation forest dominates the hilly ground between Holystone and ...
Gemma Hall, 2012
8
Walking in Northumberland: 36 day-walks
WALK 13 — A Holy Place and a Magic Place Holystone, Lady's Well, Dove Crag and Holystone Nature Reserve Distance: 51/2 miles (8.8km) Height gain: 492 ft ( 150m) Start/Finish: Forest Enterprise Holystone Forest car park/picnic area (GR ...
Alan Hall, 2012
9
The Poll Book of the Contested Election for the Southern ...
Holystone .......... .. o. of land, Holystone Farm x Wright, John jun.... Holystone ........ .. .. o. of land, Holystone Farm x Wright, Percival Holystone .......... .. o. of land, Holystone Farm x sou'ru BLYTH, AND NEWSHAM TOWNSHIPAynsley, John .
Elections (NORTHUMBERLAND), 1833
10
The Pirate Dictionary
HOLYSTONE The soft sandstone used in the navy to scrub the decks of ships. It was either called holystone as it was full of holes, or because sailors had to kneel , as in prayer, to use it. The third verse of the shanty 'The Flash Frigate' is: The ...
Breverton, Terry

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLYSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term holystone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Crash causes delays on approach to Tyne Tunnel
... to the A19 before the Tyne Tunnel. The incident has caused heavy congestion in the area with traffic queuing back to the Holystone junction. «News Guardian, Jul 15»
2
North Tyneside school research into missing memorial plaque …
During their research the pupils at Holystone Primary School in North Tyneside were shocked to find that of the 12 former pupils who went off to ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
3
Welly wander in memory of Luke
His mum Fiona, from Holystone, set up a charity to ensure his name lives on, which has already raised thousands of pounds to help others ... «News Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Inspirational young North Tyneside boy's memory set to live on forever
The family, of Holystone, North Tyneside, began fundraising for the trip but, ... Today's launch will see families walking from Holystone Primary ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
5
The Holystone review: Eddy Eats enjoys Sunday lunch with all the …
More by luck than judgement we found ourselves in the Holystone bar and restaurant, just outside of Whitley Bay. They (naturally) had the ... «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
6
Staying safe online advice for air cadets
Chelsi Florentine, 15, of Holystone, said: “The workshops were really good fun and it made us all think about what we do that we could do ... «News Guardian, Jun 15»
7
Luke's name will live on as family launches charity
Luke Collins, from Holystone, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour known as optic nerve glioma, at seven-months-old. «News Guardian, Jun 15»
8
Some birds not so swift putting in an appearance
There were three bullfinches in a Craster garden on April 3 and a pair were at Holystone on April 4. There were two yellowhammers, two jays ... «Northumberland Gazette, Jun 15»
9
Where is Britain's dognapping hotspot? Canine crime epidemic …
... any information over there whereabouts three weeks after they were snatched from A.R. Whitley Landscapes in Holystone, Northumberland. «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
10
Pupils appeal for information after uncovering school's tragic history
Pupils Rebecca Hume, Jack Guy, Abby Broadbent and Alec McKenna looking through Holystone Primary School's logbook which shows those ... «News Guardian, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Holystone [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/holystone>. May 2024 ».
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