porphyry | Amarkosh

Meaning of word porphyry from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals.

Synonyms : porphyritic rock

astana (noun)
Remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998.

unmatched (adjective)
Of the remaining member of a pair.

inversely (adverb)
In an inverse or contrary manner.

get stuck (verb)
Be unable to move further.

angler fish (noun)
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

nepalese (noun)
A native or inhabitant of Nepal.

sunk fence (noun)
A ditch with one side being a retaining wall. Used to divide lands without defacing the landscape.

rusticity (noun)
The quality of being rustic or gauche.

make (noun)
A recognizable kind.

defloration (noun)
An act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something.