basalt

Phonetic Respelling: [ buh-sawlt, bas-awlt, bey-sawlt ]

Definition:

n. a dark gray to black usually fine-grained igneous rock

Sentence:

The basalt was discovered in the mountain.

More example sentences:

The basalt was discovered in the mountain.

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The basalt crust is thinner than what?

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Where do the holes in basalt come from?

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The oceanic crust contains basalt and is dense.

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Synonyms:

volcanic rock; solidified lava; igneous rock

Antonyms:

molten lava

Basalt rhymes:

• One Syllable Rhymes
  • ault
  • brault
  • dault
  • fault
  • galt
  • gault
  • halt
  • kalt
  • malt
  • mault
  • nault
  • salt
  • sault
  • vault
  • walt
• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • assault
  • default
  • exalt
  • kuralt
  • perrault
  • pinault
  • renault