granité — meaning in English

English meaning

• granite noun A hard, speckled igneous rock made mainly of quartz and feldspar, widely used in construction and countertops.
• slush noun Partly melted snow or ice, typically slippery and messy.

Senses

granité is used for these senses in English:

• granite (rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
• slush Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).

granite — full definition

1. noun A hard, speckled igneous rock made mainly of quartz and feldspar, widely used in construction and countertops.
2. noun Toughness or an unyielding, hard-edged quality (figurative).

slush — full definition

1. noun Partly melted snow or ice, typically slippery and messy.
2. noun A flavored, icy drink made from crushed or shaved ice.
3. noun Unsolicited manuscripts sent to a publisher, collectively.

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