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  2. STONE definition: 1. the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of…. Learn more.

  3. 6 days ago · The meaning of STONE is a concretion of earthy or mineral matter. How to use stone in a sentence.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. n. 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.

  8. 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.