rock

noun/rɒk/CEFR A2

পাথর, শিলা

Meaning

The hard material of the earth's surface, or a large piece of it.

Example sentences

The boat hit a rock.নৌকাটি একটি পাথরে ধাক্কা খেল।
They climbed the steep rocks.তারা খাড়া পাথরগুলো বেয়ে উঠল।
The house stands on solid rock.বাড়িটি শক্ত পাথরের উপর দাঁড়িয়ে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: stone, boulder

Similar words, and what each means

stone
পাথর
The hard, solid material of rocks.
boulder
বড় পাথর, শিলাখণ্ড
A very large rock, often rounded and smooth.
sway
এদিক-ওদিক দুলতে দুলতে চলা, প্রভাবিত করা, মত পরিবর্তন করানো
To move slowly from side to side.
granite
গ্রানাইট (এক ধরনের শক্ত পাথর)
A very hard igneous rock commonly used in building and construction.
limestone
চুনাপাথর
A sedimentary rock made mainly of calcium carbonate.
sandstone
বেলেপাথর
A sedimentary rock formed from compressed grains of sand.

Other English words for “পাথর, শিলা”

stone
The hard, solid material of rocks.
marble
A hard, smooth stone used for floors, statues, and buildings.
whetstone
A stone used to sharpen the blades of knives and tools.
pumice
A light, porous volcanic rock that can float on water.
slate
A fine-grained grey metamorphic rock that splits into thin flat plates.
hail
Small balls of ice that fall from the sky.

“rock” elsewhere on EnglishBD

'Between a rock and a hard place' is another useful one — it means both choices are bad, like উভয় সংকট.
English Idioms about Nature →
Each stratum of rock tells a story.
stratum — plural form →
We went to a rock concert on Friday.
concert — dictionary →

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stone — stone — পাথর. The hard, solid material of rocks.

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