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The noun stone can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will be stones. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be stone e.g. in reference to various types of stone or a collection of stone.
stone noun (WEIGHT) [ C ] UK plural stone or stones (written abbreviation st) a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms, used especially when talking about a person's weight: I weigh ten and a half stone. put on/lose a stone She has put on/ lost a stone (= is a stone heavier / lighter). More examples.
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.
Apr 28, 2022 · The plural of stone is stones.
Nov 6, 2024 · All countable senses use the regular plural stones except the British unit of mass, which uses the invariant plural stone.
1. : a concretion of earthy or mineral matter: a (1) : such a concretion of indeterminate size or shape. (2) : rock. b. : a piece of rock for a specified function: such as. (1) : a building block. (2) : a paving block. (3) : a precious stone : gem. (4) : gravestone. (5) : grindstone. (6) : whetstone. (7)
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.
Jun 21, 2023 · "Stone" however has the irregular plural "stone" and it is "stones" which is coloquial. On Googling one dictionary says the plural is "stone" or "stones" and another says that the plural "stone" is British.
Nov 2, 2024 · Singular. stone. Plural. stones. A building made of stones. (countable) A stone is a hard, solid piece of earth. I do not have a hammer but I will use a stone to hammer the nail.
noun plural stone a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose: paving stone; building stone. 1 noun plural stone a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a boulder or piece of agate.
