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- [kob-uh l-stohn]
- /ˈkɒb əlˌstoʊn/
- /ˈkɔblstəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kob-uh l-stohn]
- /ˈkɒb əlˌstoʊn/
Definitions of cobblestone word
- countable noun cobblestone Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets. 3
- noun cobblestone a rounded stone used for paving 3
- noun cobblestone a rounded stone larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, formerly much used for paving streets 3
- noun cobblestone a naturally rounded stone, larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder, formerly used in paving. 1
- noun cobblestone A small, round stone of a kind formerly used to cover road surfaces. 1
- noun cobblestone round paving stone 1
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Origin of cobblestone
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, cobblestone is from the late Middle English word cobylstone. See cobble1, stone
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Parts of speech for Cobblestone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cobblestone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cobblestone
verb cobblestone
- surface — the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
- tile — a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- brick — Bricks are rectangular blocks of baked clay used for building walls, which are usually red or brown. Brick is the material made up of these blocks.
- gravel — small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- tar — a sailor.
noun cobblestone
- roadway — the land over which a road is built; a road together with the land at its edge.
- lane — a male given name.
- boulevard — A boulevard is a wide street in a city, usually with trees along each side.
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- course — Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
Antonyms for cobblestone
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