stone
IPA: stˈoʊn
noun
- (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
- A small piece of stone, a pebble.
- A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
- (Britain) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.
- (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
- (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
- (board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
- A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
- (curling) A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
- A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
- (obsolete) A mirror, or its glass.
- (obsolete) A testicle.
- (printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.
- (countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.
- (countable) A male given name
- A placename
- A locale in England, United Kingdom.
- A market town in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9034).
- A village in Buckinghamshire.
- A village in Gloucestershire.
- A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ5774).
- A village and civil parish in Wyre Forest district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO8575).
- A locale in the United States.
- An unincorporated community in California.
- An unincorporated community in Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for coal businessman Galen L. Stone.
- An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
- Ellipsis of Stone County. [One of 75 counties in Arkansas, United States. County seat: Mountain View. It was named after natural stone formations.]
verb
- (transitive) To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
- (transitive) To wall with stones.
- (transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
- (intransitive) To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
- (transitive, slang) To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
- (intransitive, Singapore, slang) To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
- (transitive) To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
adjective
- Constructed of stone.
- Having the appearance of stone.
- Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
- (African-American Vernacular) Used as an intensifier.
- (LGBT, slang) Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
adverb
- As a stone (used with following adjective).
- (slang) Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).
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Examples of "stone" in Sentences
- The path was lined with smooth, gray stones that crunched beneath my feet
- He skipped a stone across the surface of the lake, watching it skip and bounce before sinking
- The ancient castle walls were made of rough, weathered stone that had stood for centuries
- She sat on a stone bench in the garden, feeling the coolness of the stone against her back
- The jeweler carefully selected the perfect stone for the engagement ring, a sparkling diamond that caught the light
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