Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dripstone
2 senses of dripstone
Sense 1
dripstone -- (the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites)
=> calcium carbonate -- (a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone)
Sense 2
dripstone, hoodmold, hoodmould -- (a protective drip that is made of stone)
=> drip, drip mold, drip mould -- ((architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway))