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touchstone

noun

A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace.

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Word length
10
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
OU
Scrabble score
15

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Pronunciation

/ˈtʌtʃstəʊn/

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Definitions

noun

  1. A stone used to check the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them to leave a visible trace.

  2. (by extension) A standard of comparison or evaluation.

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