whitestone
whitestone noun: a light-coloured stone formerly used for scrubbing.
Noun
whitestone (countable and uncountable, plural whitestones)
Verb
whitestone (third-person singular simple present whitestones, present participle whitestoning, simple past and past participle whitestoned)
- To scrub with a stone of this kind.
- to whitestone the front steps
Proper noun capitalized: Whitestone
Whitestone
- A village and civil parish in Teignbridge district, Devon, England, west of Exeter (OS grid ref SX8693).
- A suburb in south-east Nuneaton, Nuneaton and Bedworth district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3889).
- A municipality and community in the Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, United States.
- A neighbourhood in northern Queens, New York City, United States.
- A surname.
Forms of whitestone
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | whitestones |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | whitestones |
| present participle | whitestoning |
| past participle | whitestoned |
| past | whitestoned |
Origin of whitestone
From white + stone.
Questions about whitestone
- What does whitestone mean?
- Whitestone means a light-coloured stone formerly used for scrubbing.
- What part of speech is whitestone?
- Whitestone can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of whitestone?
- The plural of whitestone is whitestones.
Words near whitestone in the dictionary
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