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Meanings of stalactites in English
Usage of stalactites in English
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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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common