stone (stəʊn
)
Definitions
noun
- the hard compact nonmetallic material of which rocks are made lithic
- a small lump of rock; pebble
- jewellery short for gemstone
- a piece of rock designed or shaped for some particular purpose
- ((in combination) ⇒
gravestone
millstone
- something that resembles a stone
- ((in combination) ⇒
hailstone
- the woody central part of such fruits as the peach and plum, that contains the seed; endocarp
- any similar hard part of a fruit, such as the stony seed of a date
- British a unit of weight, used esp to express human body weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.350 kilograms
granite the rounded heavy mass of granite or iron used in the game of curling- pathology a nontechnical name for calculus
- printing a table with a very flat iron or stone surface upon which hot-metal pages are composed into formes; imposition table
- rare (in certain games) a piece or man
- any of various dull grey colours
- ((as adjective) ⇒
stone paint
- (modifier) relating to or made of stone ⇒
a stone house
- (modifier) made of stoneware ⇒
a stone jar
- See cast a stone at
- See heart of stone
- See leave no stone unturned
adverb
- (in combination) completely ⇒
stone-cold
stone-dead
verb (tr)
- to throw stones at, esp to kill
- to remove the stones from
- to furnish or provide with stones
- See stone the crows
Alternative Forms
ˈstonable ˈstoneable adjective ˈstoneless adjective ˈstonelessness noun ˈstoneˌlike adjectiveWord Origin
Old English stān; related to Old Saxon stēn, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains, Greek stion pebbleStone (stəʊn)
Definitions
noun
- Oliver. born 1946, US film director and screenwriter: his films include born 1946, US film director and screenwriter: his films include Platoon (1986), born 1946, US film director and screenwriter: his films include (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), born 1946, US film director and screenwriter: his films include (1986), (1989), JFK (1991), born 1946, US film director and screenwriter: his films include (1986), (1989), (1991), Nixon (1995), and born 1946, US film director and screenwriter: his films include (1986), (1989), (1991), (1995), and Alexander (2004)
- Sharon. born 1958, US film actress: her films include born 1958, US film actress: her films include Basic Instinct (1991), born 1958, US film actress: her films include (1991), Casino (1995), and born 1958, US film actress: her films include (1991), (1995), and Cold Creek Manor (2003)
stone-
Definitions
prefix
- very; completely ⇒
stone-blind
stone-cold
Word Origin
from stone in the sense of "like a stone"Translations
- British English:
stone
Stone is a hard solid material that is found in the ground. It is often used for building.The floor was solid stone.stəʊn NOUN The floor was solid stone.
- Spanish:
piedra
nf
- French:
pierre
nf
- German:
Stein
nm
- Chinese: 石头 n
- Arabic: حَجَر n
- Portuguese: pedra nf
- Russian: камень nm
- Croatian: kamen nm
- Czech: kámen nm
- Danish: sten nutr
- Dutch: steen nm
- Finnish: kivi n
- Greek: πέτρα nf
- Italian: pietra nf
- Japanese: 石 n
- Korean: 돌 n
- Norwegian: stein nm
- Polish: kamień nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: pedra nf
- European Spanish:
piedra
nf
- Swedish: sten nutr
- Thai: หิน n
- Turkish: taş n
- Vietnamese: đá n
Usage examples
The dog looked exactly like a life-size, breathing version of the stone statuette.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)The stone turned out to be a plaque made of smoothly polished granite.
Country Life (2004)A brass foundation plaque inscribed with the names of the largest contributors was laid in a cavity cut into the granite foundation stone.
Irish Times (2002)He is a stone heavier from the 17-year-old who became a household name at Birkdale.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In desperation a plea went out to Henry Thompson, a young " stone crusher" who was making a name for himself in London.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)