SHALE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word shale. (opposite meanings)

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	clay				nounn
	noun • United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1898-1978) • a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired • United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) • water soaked soil; soft wet earth • the dead body of a human being
	cobblestone				nounn
	noun • rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads verb • pave with cobblestones
	granite				nounn
	noun • plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz • something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
	gravel				nounn
	noun • rock fragments and pebbles verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • cover with gravel • be a mystery or bewildering to
	limestone				nounn
	noun • a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
	marble				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material • a small ball of glass that is used in various games • a sculpture carved from marble verb • paint or stain like marble
	pebble				nounn
	noun • a small smooth rounded rock
	quartz				nounn
	noun • colorless glass made of almost pure silica • a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
	sandstone				nounn
	noun • a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
	slate				verb, nounv, n
	noun • (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate • thin layers of rock used for roofing • a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers • a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices verb • designate or schedule • enter on a list or slate for an election • cover with slate