whitestone
Chalky building material
Whitestone is a place name for several communities, most notably a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City.
The name typically derives from pale-colored rock formations or limestone in the area.
She grew up in Whitestone.
As a common noun, whitestone refers to any light-colored building stone or limestone.
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- quartziteMetamorphic silica-rich stone
marble · granite · quarry · cliffs · karst · geology · mineralogy · fossils
Building with mortared blocks
- columnVertical structural element
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- claddingOuter protective layer
cobblestone · paving · monument · memorial · milestone · boundary · wall · hearth
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- calciteCrystalline calcium carbonate
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
quartzite · marble · granite · quarry · cliffs · karst · geology · mineralogy · fossils · alkaline
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
- columnVertical structural element
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- foundationUnderlying support structure
cladding · cobblestone · paving · monument · memorial · milestone · boundary · wall · hearth · fireplace
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- clarityState of being understandable
- cleanlinessAbsence of dirt
pristine · unblemished · sacred · sanctity · luminous · radiant · gleaming · bright · shining · beacon
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- statuaryThree-dimensional carved figures
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- reliefEasing of distress
effigy · monument · memorial · headstone · gravestone · tombstone · marker · chisel · polished · smooth
whitestonedark stone
black marble · slate · basalt · obsidian · black granite
white, stone, stony, whitewash, whitish, white-out, whiteness, whiteboard, whitewashed