geode

noun

ge·​ode ˈjē-ˌōd How to pronounce geode (audio)
1
: a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter
2
: the cavity in a geode

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Any kid is sure to have fun cracking open these jumbo-sized geodes. Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 Roughly conical, it is cut open like a geode on its sea-facing side, revealing inner and outer concrete envelopes crossed by ramps that are also structural supports. Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024 My heart, hammered like a geode, exploded into lethal crystals. Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024 There is a valet chair from the ’50s; an 18th-century Swedish mirror by Gustav Precht; a Rose Uniacke Jane sofa; a rare mineral crystal geode table lamp by Marc Duplantier; a Gio Ponti desk, and wall weavings by Collingwood. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for geode 

Word History

Etymology

Latin geodes, a gem, from Greek geōdēs earthlike, from earth

First Known Use

circa 1732, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of geode was circa 1732

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“Geode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geode. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

geode

noun
ge·​ode ˈjē-ˌōd How to pronounce geode (audio)
: a stone having a cavity lined with crystals or mineral matter

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