granite

English Thesaurus

1. something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	firmness, steadiness,
definition	:	the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place (noun.attribute)

2. plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	batholite, batholith, pluton, plutonic rock,
definition	:	large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	atomic number 14, si, silicon,
definition	:	a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors (noun.substance)

3. something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	flint, flinty, granitic, obdurate, stony,
definition	:	showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings (adj.all)

4. plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz (noun.substance)

derivation	:	granitelike, granitic, rocklike, stony,
definition	:	hard as granite (adj.all)

5. something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness) (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	flint, flinty, granitic, obdurate, stony,
definition	:	showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings (adj.all)

6. plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz (noun.substance)

derivation	:	granitelike, granitic, rocklike, stony,
definition	:	hard as granite (adj.all)