limestone

What does limestone mean?

limestone means "a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals".

How many syllables are in limestone?

limestone has 2 syllables: lime-stone. The stress falls on "lime". In IPA it is /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/.

Is limestone a common word?

limestone is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with limestone?

33 words rhyme with limestone. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for limestone come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.