alabaster

alabaster is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc.
2. noun. A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.
3. noun. A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.
4. noun. a very light white
5. noun. a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
6. noun. a hard compact kind of calcite
7. adjective. of or resembling alabaster

   "alabaster statue"

   Synonyms: alabastrine

Synonyms

alabastrine

Common word forms

alabasters

Words from these letters

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