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- Dictionarystone/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"
- 2. a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation: "a memorial stone" Similar
verb
- 1. throw stones at: "three vehicles were stoned and torched"
- 2. remove the stone from (a fruit). British
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STONE definition: 1. the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of…. Learn more.
The meaning of STONE is a concretion of earthy or mineral matter. How to use stone in a sentence.
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.
A stone is a small hard ball of minerals and other substances which sometimes forms in a person's kidneys or gall bladder. He had kidney stones. The stone in a plum, cherry, or other fruit is the large hard seed in the middle of it. If you stone a fruit, you remove its stone.
Definition of stone noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
STONE definition: 1. a hard, natural substance that is found in the ground: 2. a small rock or piece of rock 3. a…. Learn more.
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.