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FIRESTONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("firestone" is a kind of...):
sandstone (a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A piece of flint that is struck to light a fire
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("firestone" is a kind of...):
flint (a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony)
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