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Meanings of
stalactites
in anglès
Solitaire card game.
grampus
old mole
Related terms
patience
Usage of
stalactites
in anglès
1
In one cavern six curious blade-shaped
stalactites
are called the Major Chimes.
2
The
stalactites
here are very beautiful, assuming the structure of satin spar.
3
Here Edgeworth adds a long description of the grotto and its
stalactites
.
4
Above us, almost lost in the gloom, was a ceiling of
stalactites
.
5
He pointed toward a narrow cleft between two
stalactites
near the roof.
6
His long white moustachios hung under his chin like two marble
stalactites
.
7
In the showroom,
stalactites
of dead insects cluster on strips of flypaper.
8
Congealed columns of vomit, shit, and mucus suspended from it like
stalactites
.
9
The two girls were like petrifactions: they were in the attitude of
stalactites
.
10
The crystal pendants of the great chandelier looked like
stalactites
in a cave.
11
The string-courses were encrusted with
stalactites
in a manner singularly beautiful.
12
Talen held the torch higher, illuminating the path beyond the
stalactites
.
13
The sweet tones echoed among the
stalactites
,
lingering as if loth to die.
14
Great jagged teeth pointed up and down, like stalagmites and
stalactites
.
15
In cathedral-like chambers
stalactites
sparkle like chandeliers and form delicate curtains and shawls.
16
Ghostly
stalactites
hung from overhead rocks, caused by the seep of calcium-rich groundwater.
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stalactites
stalactite
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
cover with stalactites
drip stalactites
glisten stalactites
huge stalactites
massive stalactites
More collocations
Stalactites
through the time
Stalactites
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common