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noun (plural stones) |
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1. hard nonmetallic material: the hard solid nonmetallic substance that rocks are made of. Use: building material.
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2. rock fragment: a small piece of rock of any shape
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3. shaped rock fragment: a piece of rock that has been shaped for a particular purpose, e.g. a gravestone
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often used in combination
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4. small hard mass: a small hard mass, e.g. a hailstone
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usually used in combination
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Same as gemstone
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6. botany hard mass inside fruit: the hard central part of some fruits e.g. cherries, plums, olives, and peaches, that contains the seed
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7. (plural stone or stones) U.K. measurements unit of weight: in the United Kingdom, a unit of weight equivalent to 6.35 kg (14 lb). It is used especially for expressing somebody's weight.
  He's trying to get down to 12 stone.
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8. medicine mineral mass inside organ: a small hard mass of mineral material formed in an organ such as the kidney or gall bladder.
Technical name calculus (sense 3)
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9. colors light gray or beige: a dull light gray or beige color
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10. sports curling block: the shaped and polished mass of granite or iron that is slid along the ice in the game of curling
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11. printing printer's table: a very smooth flat table used for arranging printing type
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dated
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12. testicle: a testicle
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archaic slang or Carib
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adjective |
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1. of stone or stoneware: made of stone or stoneware
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2. colors of the color stone: light gray to beige in color
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1. emphasizing quality like stone: used to emphasize the degree of a quality associated with stone, e.g. coldness, stillness, or lifelessness
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2. used for emphasis: used to emphasize the degree of a quality
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slang
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stone fine
stone tired
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transitive verb (past and past participle stoned, present participle ston·ing, 3rd person present singular stones) |
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1. throw stones at somebody: to throw stones at somebody or something, especially as a form of punishment, execution, or vandalism
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2. remove stone from fruit: to remove the hard central part from a piece of fruit such as a plum
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3. U.S. rub something with stone: to polish or sharpen something on a stone or with a stone
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| [ Old English stān< Indo-European] |
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| stone·less adjective |
| stone·like adjective |
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be carved or set or cast in (tablets of) stone to be so firmly established as to make changes impossible or unthinkable
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cast or throw the first stone to be the first person to quarrel with, accuse, or criticize somebody else
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leave no stone unturned to be very thorough in making a search or in carrying out a task
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