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Stone

/stɐʉn/

A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.

📖 Definitions of "Stone"

noun
  1. 1

    A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.

  2. 2

    A small piece of stone, a pebble.

  3. 3

    A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

  4. 4

    (plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms

verb
  1. 1

    To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.

    "She got stoned to death after they found her."

  2. 2

    To wall with stones.

  3. 3

    To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

  4. 4

    To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.

adjective
  1. 1

    Constructed of stone.

    "stone walls"

  2. 2

    Having the appearance of stone.

    "stone pot"

  3. 3

    Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

  4. 4

    Used as an intensifier.

    "She is one stone fox."

adverb
  1. 1

    As a stone (used with following adjective).

    "My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold."

  2. 2

    Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

    "I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind."

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