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   stone

   /stəʊn/

   noun

   • 1. hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material: "the houses are built of stone"
   • ▪ used in similes and metaphors to refer to weight or lack of feeling, expression, or movement: "Isabel stood as if turned to stone"
   • ▪ a small piece of rock found on the ground. Similar rockpebbleboulderboondiecobblesgravelscreerare:concretion
   • ▪ a meteorite made of rock, as opposed to metal.
   • ▪ a calculus; a gallstone or kidney stone.
   • 2. a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation: "a memorial stone" Similar gravestoneheadstonetombstonetabletmonumentmonolithobelisk
   • ▪ a gem or jewel: "a gold ring with a small dark red stone" Similar gemgemstonejewelprecious stonesemi-precious stonebrilliantinformal:rocksparklerarchaic:bijou
   • ▪ short for curling stone
   • ▪ a round piece or counter, originally made of stone, used in various board games, especially the Japanese game of go.
   • ▪ a large flat table or sheet, originally made of stone and now usually of metal, on which pages of type are made up.
   • 3. a hard seed in a cherry, plum, peach, and some other fruits. Similar kernelseedpippittechnical:endocarp
   • 4. a unit of weight equal to 14 lb (6.35 kg): British "I weighed 10 stone"
   • 5. a natural shade of whitish or brownish-grey: "stone stretch trousers"

   verb

   • 1. throw stones at: "three vehicles were stoned and torched"
   • 2. remove the stone from (a fruit). British
   • 3. build, face, or pave with stone: "the honey-stoned, eighteenth-century city"

   Word Origin Old Englishstān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in stone (sense 1 of the verb)).

   Derivatives

   • 1. stoneless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTONE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a boulder or piece of agate. a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose: building stone. paving stone; building stone. a small piece of rock, as a pebble. precious stone.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTONE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses. He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone. People often don't appreciate that marble is a natural stone.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stoneStone - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   noun. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust. “ stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries” synonyms: rock. see more. noun. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry. “she had jewels made of all the rarest stones ” synonyms: gem, gemstone. see more. noun.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stoneStone Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Sep 24, 2024 · The meaning of STONE is a concretion of earthy or mineral matter. How to use stone in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstone noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of stone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › stoneStone - definition of stone by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; rock. b. Such concreted matter of a particular type. Often used in combination: sandstone; soapstone. 2. A small piece of rock. 3. Rock or a piece of rock shaped or finished for a particular purpose, especially: a. A piece of rock that is used in construction: a coping stone; a paving stone. b.

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    stone meaning, definition, what is stone: a hard solid mineral substance: Learn more.

11. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › StoneStone - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Stone can be used to build things, such as in this dry stone wall. A stone is a piece of rock.It is a mass of hard, compacted mineral.The word is often used to mean a small piece of rock. The word "stone" also refers to natural rock as a material, especially a building material.Natural stones used as building material include granite, marble and sandstone.Manufactured, artificial products, such as concrete or clay bricks, are not stone. Stone takes a while to heat up, and stays hot for a while.