noun · Nature

sandstone

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The meaning (definition) of the word sandstone

a soft brown rock made of squished sand

The word sandstone used in a sentence

The sandstone rocks were brown and warm in the sun.

Words that mean the same as sandstone (synonyms)

rockstone

How the word sandstone is said around the world

Frenchgrès (gre)
Spanisharenisca (ahrayneeskah)
Mandarin砂岩 (shā yán)
Hindiबलुआ पत्थर (buluuah putuhr)
Arabicالحجر الرملي (ahlhahjahr ahrrahmleey)
Russianпесчаник (peschanik)
Portuguese (EU)arenito (uhrineetuu)
Portuguese (BR)arenito (ahrayneetuu)
Japanese砂岩 (sagan)
GermanSandstein (zahnchtyn)
Urduبلوا پتھر (bulvah pahtahr)
Punjabiਰੇਤਲਾ ਪੱਥਰ (raytuhlah putuhr)
Korean사암 (saam)
Hebrewאבן חול
Greekαμμόπετρα (ammopetra)
Dutchzandsteen (zahntstayn)
Tagalogbatong-buhangin (bahtohngboohahngeen)
Vietnameseđá sa thạch (dahur sah tayky)
Turkishkumtaşı (kuumtahshu)
Persianماسه سنگ (mahsay sahng)
Polishpiaskowiec (pyahskawvyets)
Ukrainianпісковик (piskovyk)
Bengaliবেলেপাথর (baylaypahtawr)
Swedishsandsten (sahndstuhn)
Italianarenaria (ahraynahreeah)

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