stone
stone /ˈstoʊn/
adjective
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Of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
(
stone
)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
noun
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()
A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
(
rock
, stone
)
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
He threw a rock at me
he threw a rock at me
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()
Building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
(
stone
)
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
He wanted a special stone to mark the site
he wanted a special stone to mark the site
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()
Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
(
rock
, stone
)
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
That mountain is solid rock
that mountain is solid rock
Stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
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A lack of feeling or expression or movement
(
stone
)
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
He must have a heart of stone
he must have a heart of stone
Her face was as hard as stone
her face was as hard as stone
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The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches, plums, cherries or olives) that contains the seed
(
endocarp
, pit
, stone
)
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches, plums, cherries or olives) that contains the seed
You should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
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[British]
An avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
(
stone
[British] )
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
A heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone
a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone
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A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
(
gem
, gemstone
, stone
)
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
He had the gem set in a ring for his wife
he had the gem set in a ring for his wife
She had jewels made of all the rarest stones
she had jewels made of all the rarest stones
verb
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()
Kill by throwing stones at
(
lapidate
, stone
)
kill by throwing stones at
People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
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Remove the pits from
(
pit
, stone
)
remove the pits from
Pit plums and cherries
pit plums and cherries
noun
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United States architect (1902-1978)
(
Edward Durell Stone
, Stone
)
United States architect (1902-1978)
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United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
(
Harlan Fiske Stone
, Stone
)
United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
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United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
(
I. F. Stone
, Isidor Feinstein Stone
, Stone
)
United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
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United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)
(
Lucy Stone
, Stone
)
United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)
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United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
(
Oliver Stone
, Stone
)
United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
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United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
(
Harlan F. Stone
, Harlan Fisk Stone
, Harlan Stone
, Stone
)
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)