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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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Aug 17, 2023 · Stone, encompassing various stone types, is a naturally available building material that has been used since the early age of civilization. It’s available in the form of rocks, which can be cut into the required size and shape and used as a building block.
Stone definition: the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.. See examples of STONE used in a sentence.
a small piece of a hard, valuable substance, such as a diamond, that is found in the ground and used in jewellery: precious/semiprecious stone They deal in gold, silver, and precious /semiprecious stones. The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of STONE is a concretion of earthy or mineral matter. How to use stone in a sentence.
STONE meaning: 1 : a hard substance that comes from the ground and is used for building, carving, etc. often used before another noun; 2 : a small piece of rock
Stone, British unit of weight for dry products generally equivalent to 14 pounds avoirdupois (6.35 kg), though it varied from 4 to 32 pounds (1.814 to 14.515 kg) for various items over time.
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.
noun. /stəʊn/ Idioms. hard substance. [uncountable] (often used before nouns or in compounds) a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building. Most of the houses are built of stone. stone walls. a stone floor/bridge/carving/pillar/slab. a brick and stone building. a flight of stone steps. a huge block of stone.
Stone definition, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist. See more.
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.
