dropstone
English
noun
Definitions
- (geology) An isolated fragment of rock found within a sedimentary rock (that had fallen, rather than being carried along)
- (glaciology) An isolated rock that is geologically distinct from the surroundings indicating that it was carried from a distant area and then dropped in place (by a melting glacier), an erratic
Etymology
Compound from English drop (act of dropping) + English stone.
Origin
English
stone
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Stenhouse English
- Stonehouse English
- Stonewall English
- Yellowstone English
- Yorkstone English
- adder stone English
- airstone English
- alumstone English
- amazonstone English
- axstone English
- backdrop English
- bafflestone English
- bakestone English
- bedrop English
- bedstone English
- bilestone English
- bindstone English
- birthstone English
- blockstone English
- bloodstone English
- bluestone English
- bondstone English
- borderstone English
- boulderstone English
- boundstone English
- breakstone English
- brimstone English
- brownstone English
- cairngormstone English
- capstone English
- chalkstone English
- charmstone English
- cherrystone English
- chockstone English
- chuckiestone English
- chuckstone English
- claystone English
- clingstone English
- clinkstone English
- cobblestone English
- cornerstone English
- cornstone English
- crabstone English
- crowstone English
- curbstone English
- datestone English
- destone English
- dewdrop English
- doorstone English
- dripstone English
- drop English
- drop-drill English
- dropbox English
- dropcloth English
- dropdown English
- dropfile English
- dropful English
- drophead English
- dropitis English
- dropkick English
- dropleaf English
- dropless English
- droplet English
- droplight English
- droplike English
- dropline English
- droplist English
- dropmeal English
- dropnet English
- dropometry English
- dropout English
- droppable English
- dropper English
- droppest English
- droppeth English
- dropseed English
- dropship English
- dropside English
- dropsite English
- droptop English
- dropwise English
- dropworm English
- dropwort English
- dropzone English
- drystone English
- eaglestone English
- eardrop English
- earstone English
- eavedrop English
- eavesdrop English
- edgestone English
- endstone English
- eyedrop English
- eyestone English
- fieldstone English
- firestone English
- flagstone English
- flintstone English
- floatstone English
- flowstone English
- footstone English
- forestone English
- formstone English
- framestone English
- freestone English
- gallstone English
- gemstone English
- grainstone English
- grapestone English
- gravestone English
- graystone English
- greenstone English
- greystone English
- grindstone English
- gritstone English
- groundstone English
- guidestone English
- gumdrop English
- gunstone English
- hailstone English
- hammerstone English
- handstone English
- hardstone English
- headstone English
- hearthstone English
- holystone English
- honestone English
- honeystone English
- hornstone English
- ice drop English
- icestone English
- inkstone English
- ironstone English
- jackstone English
- jewstone English
- kerbstone English
- keystone English
- knockstone English
- lapstone English
- limestone English
- lovestone English
- madstone English
- maildrop English
- malmstone English
- marlstone English
- merestone English
- microdrop English
- milestone English
- milkstone English
- millstone English
- misdrop English
- moonstone English
- moorstone English
- mudstone English
- multidrop English
- nanodrop English
- needlestone English
- oilstone English
- overdrop English
- packstone English
- padstone English
- pearlstone English
- peastone English
- pebblestone English
- permastone English
- philosopher's stone English
- pipestone English
- pitchstone English
- potstone English
- predrop English
- puddingstone English
- quernstone English
- ragstone English
- raindrop English
- ravenstone English
- restone English
- rhinestone English
- rimstone English
- ringstone English
- roadstone English
- roestone English
- rosedrop English
- rottenstone English
- roundstone English
- rubblestone English
- rubstone English
- runestone English
- sandstone English
- scoopstone English
- scrubstone English
- scythestone English
- silkstone English
- siltstone English
- slatestone English
- sleekstone English
- slingstone English
- snakestone English
- snowdrop English
- soapstone English
- sorcerer's stone English
- starstone English
- stepstone English
- stinkstone English
- stonable English
- stone English
- stone bow English
- stone dead English
- stone knapper English
- stone-hard English
- stone-paste English
- stone-still English
- stonebaked English
- stonebird English
- stoneblower English
- stoneblowing English
- stoneboat English
- stonebow English
- stonebrash English
- stonebreak English
- stonebreaker English
- stonebrood English
- stonebuilt English
- stonecast English
- stonechat English
- stonecraft English
- stonecrop English
- stonecutter English
- stonecutting English
- stoned English
- stonedelf English
- stonedresser English
- stonefaced English
- stonefall English
- stonefish English
- stonefly English
- stoneground English
- stonehard English
- stonehead English
- stonehearted English
- stonelayer English
- stoneless English
- stonelike English
- stonelore English
- stoneman English
- stonemasonry English
- stonemeal English
- stonen English
- stoneness English
- stonepaste English
- stonepit English
- stoneproof English
- stoner English
- stoneroot English
- stonerunner English
- stoneseed English
- stonest English
- stonewall English
- stoneware English
- stonewash English
- stonewashed English
- stoneweed English
- stonework English
- stoneworker English
- stoneworking English
- stonewort English
- stoney English
- stonify English
- stonish English
- stony English
- suckstone English
- sunstone English
- sweatdrop English
- swinestone English
- tablestone English
- teardrop English
- throughstone English
- thunderstone English
- tilestone English
- tinstone English
- toadstone English
- tombstone English
- topstone English
- touchstone English
- tripestone English
- turnstone English
- upping stone English
- veinstone English
- wackestone English
- waterdrop English
- waterstone English
- whetstone English
- whitestone English
- woodstone English
- droppi Finnish
- drop French
- dropper French
- droppe Norwegian Bokmål
- dropar Portuguese
- ストーン Japanese
- dropa Old English
- stone Middle English
- ŝtono Esperanto
- ice drop Cebuano
- ston Tok Pisin
- stonim Tok Pisin
- ston Sranan Tongo
- drop
- stony
- stone
- bedrop
- stoney
- stoned
- stoner
- stonen
- gumdrop
- eardrop
- restone
- destone
- dropbox
- dropout
- dropper
- eyedrop
- misdrop
- stonest
- stonify
- dropful
- droptop
- axstone
- droplet
- dewdrop
- stonish
- predrop
- dropnet
- dropfile
- droppeth
- overdrop
- gunstone
- dropwort
- endstone
- madstone
- maildrop
- raindrop
- dropsite
- dropzone
- rosedrop
- capstone
- peastone
- snowdrop
- backdrop
- drophead
- stonebow
- earstone
- dropmeal
- dropline
- rimstone
- dropitis
- ragstone
- oilstone
- eyestone
- drystone
- droplike
- icestone
- dropwise
- lapstone
- rubstone
- droppest
- sunstone
- stonepit
- inkstone
- padstone
- eavedrop
- teardrop
- dropless
- dropleaf
- bedstone
- airstone
- dropship
- mudstone
- tinstone
- nanodrop
- jewstone
- keystone
- stoneman
- roestone
- dropworm
- ice drop
- topstone
- dropkick
- dropdown
- dropside
- dropseed
- droplist
- gemstone
- stonefly
- stonable
- potstone
- stonehead
- Yorkstone
- tombstone
- waterdrop
- roadstone
- stoneware
- bilestone
- flowstone
- footstone
- crabstone
- jackstone
- toadstone
- stonecrop
- soapstone
- freestone
- hornstone
- eavesdrop
- moorstone
- sandstone
- suckstone
- tilestone
- silkstone
- stonehard
- alumstone
- siltstone
- bindstone
- bluestone
- edgestone
- dripstone
- stepstone
- stoneseed
- stonecast
- dropcloth
- bakestone
- stonechat
- stonefish
- starstone
- firestone
- millstone
- headstone
- merestone
- milkstone
- stonemeal
- packstone
- turnstone
- sweatdrop
- hailstone
- malmstone
- pipestone
- stonewort
- datestone
- milestone
- stoneroot
- holystone
- doorstone
- brimstone
- Stenhouse
- formstone
- veinstone
- ironstone
- stoneboat
- Stonewall
- stoneweed
- multidrop
- marlstone
- stonewall
- hardstone
- bondstone
- kerbstone
- stoneless
- honestone
- stonewash
- stone bow
- ringstone
- flagstone
- droppable
- graystone
- woodstone
- stonebird
- stonefall
- stonelike
- stonedelf
- droplight
- claystone
- cornstone
- limestone
- forestone
- moonstone
- stonework
- lovestone
- gallstone
- stonelore
- gritstone
- curbstone
- greystone
- stoneness
- runestone
- microdrop
- handstone
- crowstone
- whetstone
- brownstone
- scoopstone
- chockstone
- guidestone
- whitestone
- touchstone
- chuckstone
- ravenstone
- wackestone
- drop-drill
- chalkstone
- blockstone
- floatstone
- stone dead
- stonebaked
- grindstone
- knockstone
- bloodstone
- dropometry
- snakestone
- rhinestone
- eaglestone
- stonebuilt
- stone-hard
- Stonehouse
- pearlstone
- swinestone
- gravestone
- greenstone
- fieldstone
- pitchstone
- stonelayer
- stonefaced
- honeystone
- slingstone
- tripestone
- grainstone
- stonepaste
- flintstone
- quernstone
- clinkstone
- grapestone
- boundstone
- framestone
- stonebrash
- tablestone
- sleekstone
- roundstone
- permastone
- stoneproof
- birthstone
- stonebreak
- slatestone
- stonecraft
- charmstone
- clingstone
- breakstone
- stonebrood
- stinkstone
- waterstone
- scrubstone
- cobblestone
- bafflestone
- stone-still
- stonerunner
- scythestone
- Yellowstone
- stonecutter
- needlestone
- stoneground
- hearthstone
- stone-paste
- stonewashed
- borderstone
- cherrystone
- pebblestone
- hammerstone
- stoneblower
- cornerstone
- adder stone
- groundstone
- rubblestone
- stoneworker
- rottenstone
- amazonstone
- stonemasonry
- stonecutting
- puddingstone
- upping stone
- stonedresser
- stoneworking
- boulderstone
- stonebreaker
- throughstone
- stoneblowing
- stonehearted
- thunderstone
- chuckiestone
- stone knapper
- cairngormstone
- sorcerer's stone
- philosopher's stone