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- [flag-stohn]
- /ˈflægˌstoʊn/
- /ˈflæɡ.stəʊn/
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- [flag-stohn]
- /ˈflægˌstoʊn/
Definitions of flagstone word
- noun flagstone Also called flag. a flat stone slab used especially for paving. 1
- noun flagstone flagstones, a walk, terrace, etc., paved with flagstones. 1
- noun flagstone rock, as sandstone or shale, suitable for splitting into flagstones. 1
- noun flagstone A flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving. 1
- noun flagstone stone slab 1
- noun plural flagstone stone-slab paving 1
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Origin of flagstone
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; flag4 + stone
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Parts of speech for Flagstone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flagstone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
flagstone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flagstone
verb flagstone
- 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 flagstone
- sidewalk — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
- asphalt — Asphalt is a black substance used to make the surfaces of things such as roads and playgrounds.
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
Antonyms for flagstone
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