gneiss
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/ˈnaɪs/
Definition of gneiss
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)A common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
“The old towns along the route are as solidly built from the gneiss of the region as you might expect.”
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Etymology
From German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto (“spark”). More at gnast.
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