Definition of stones Stones
/stowˈnz/ - [stownz] - Stones
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| 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" | ||
| building material material used for constructing buildings | ||
| ashlar a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes | ||
| coping stone, capstone, copestone, stretcher a stone that forms the top of wall or building | ||
| cornerstone a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls | ||
| cornerstone a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls | ||
| foundation stone a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building | ||
| gravestone, tombstone, headstone a stone that is used to mark a grave | ||
| grindstone a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools | ||
| hearthstone a stone that forms a hearth | ||
| millstone one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain | ||
| monolith a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) | ||
| paving stone a stone used for paving | ||
| impost, springer a cow about to give birth | ||
| stela, stele an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings | ||
| stone - the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" | ||
| pit, endocarp | ||
| pericarp, seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | ||
| peach pit the stone seed of a peach | ||
| stone - 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" | ||
| avoirdupois unit any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights | ||
| quarter clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter" | ||
| britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | ||
| stone - a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone" | ||
| chilliness, iciness, coldness, frigidity, frigidness, coolness the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning" | ||
| stone - United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) | ||
| Lucy Stone | ||
| stone - United States architect (1902-1978) | ||
| Edward Durell Stone | ||
| stone - United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946) | ||
| Harlan Fiske Stone | ||
| stone - United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) | ||
| I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stone | ||
| stone - United States filmmaker (born in 1946) | ||
| Oliver Stone | ||
| stone - United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) | ||
| Harlan Stone, Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stone | ||
| stone - material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" | ||
| rock | ||
| material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials" | ||
| quartzite hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals | ||
| road metal broken rock used for repairing or making roads | ||
| sedimentary rock rock formed from consolidated clay sediments | ||
| sial the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum | ||
| sima rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium | ||
| metamorphic rock rock altered by pressure and heat | ||
| crushed rock, gravel rock fragments and pebbles | ||
| caliche nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru | ||
| shingling the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry" | ||
| pumice, pumice stone a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive | ||
| aphanite fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye | ||
| claystone fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles | ||
| dolomite a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer | ||
| emery rock, emery stone a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones | ||
| pudding stone, conglomerate a composite rock made up of particles of varying size | ||
| fieldstone stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material | ||
| greisen a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica | ||
| calc-tufa, tufa a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime | ||
| magma molten rock in the earth's crust | ||
| igneous rock rock formed by the solidification of molten magma | ||
| limestone a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals | ||
| marble a small ball of glass that is used in various games | ||
| stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" | ||
| rock | ||
| natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man | ||
| achondrite a stony meteor lacking chondrules | ||
| bedrock solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil | ||
| bowlder, boulder a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town | ||
| calculus, concretion the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions | ||
| chondrite a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules | ||
| clastic rock (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks | ||
| crystallization, crystal a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation | ||
| intrusion entrance by force or without permission or welcome | ||
| outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land | ||
| pebble a small smooth rounded rock | ||
| petrifaction a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form | ||
| sill structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure | ||
| stepping stone any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches" | ||
| tor a high rocky hill | ||
| wall rock a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault | ||
| whinstone, whin any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) | ||
| stone - a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" | ||
| gem, gemstone | ||
| crystal a protective cover that protects the face of a watch | ||
| jewellery, jewelry an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) | ||
| cabochon a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets | ||
| opaque gem a gemstone that is opaque | ||
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| stone - kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock" | ||
| lapidate | ||
| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| stone - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries" | ||
| pit | ||
| take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" | ||
Adjectivestone, stoner, stonest |
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| stone - of any of various dull tannish or grey colors | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stone (Noun)
A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders. - stone (Noun)
A small piece of stone. - stone (Noun)
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond. - stone (Noun)
A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6. 3503 kilograms. - stone (Noun)
The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer. - stone (Noun)
A hard, stone-like deposit. - stone (Noun)
A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board game s such as backgammon, and go. - stone (Noun)
A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones. - stone (Noun)
A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice. - stone (Verb)
To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones. - stone (Verb)
To remove a stone from fruit etc.. - stone (Verb)
To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc. - stone (Adverb)
As a stone. - stone (Adjective)
Constructed of stone. - stone (Adjective)
Having the appearance of stone. - stone (Adjective)
Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stone (n.)
Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. - stone (n.)
A precious stone; a gem. - stone (n.)
Something made of stone. Specifically: - - stone (n.)
The glass of a mirror; a mirror. - stone (n.)
A monument to the dead; a gravestone. - stone (n.)
A calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus. - stone (n.)
One of the testes; a testicle. - stone (n.)
The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp. - stone (n.)
A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice varies with the article weighed. - stone (n.)
Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone. - stone (n.)
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; -- called also imposing stone. - stone (n.)
To pelt, beat, or kill with stones. - stone (n.)
To make like stone; to harden. - stone (n.)
To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins. - stone (n.)
To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar. - stone (n.)
To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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stone
A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter that is used in construction, either crushed for use as aggregate or cut into shaped blocks as dimension stone. -
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A small (and usually irregular) piece of mineral, approximately 20-200 mm in diameter. -
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The wooden shell found inside some fruits, particularly drupes, that surrounds the seed. -
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To kill or excecute (a person) by throwing rocks or boulders at and on them. -
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An Imperial unit of weight and mass, equal to 6.35029318 kilograms. -
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Made out of stone.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stōn, n. a hard mass of earthy or mineral matter, the hard material of which rock consists: a piece of rock of a certain size or form, or for a particular purpose, as grindstone, millstone, &c.: a precious stone or gem, a crystal mirror: a tombstone: a concretion formed in the bladder: a hard shell containing the seed of some fruits: a standard weight of 14 lb. avoirdupois (other stones occur, as that of 24 lb. for wool, 22 lb. for hay, 16 lb. for cheese, &c.): torpor and insensibility.—adj. made of stone, or of stoneware.—v.t. to pelt with stones: to free from stones: to wall with stones.—n. Stone′-age, the condition of a people using stone as the material for the cutting-tools and weapons which, in a higher condition of culture, were made of metals.—adj. Stone′-blind, as blind as a stone, perfectly blind.—ns. Stone′-boil′ing, a primitive method of making water boil by putting hot stones in it; Stone′-bow, a crossbow for shooting stones: a children's catapult; Stone′-brash, a soil made up of finely-broken rock; Stone′-break, the meadow-saxifrage; Stone′-break′er, one who, or that which, breaks stones, a stone-crushing machine; Stone′-bruise, a bruise caused by a stone, esp. on the sole of the foot from walking barefooted; Stone′-cast, Stone's′-cast, Stone′-shot, Stone's′-throw, the distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand; Stone′chat, Stone′chatter, Stone′clink, one of the most common of the British Turdidæ, smaller than the redbreast—the Wheat-ear is the true stonechat.—n.pl. Stone′-cir′cles, or Circles of Standing Stones, popularly but erroneously called Druidical Circles in Britain, and Cromlechs in France, consist of unhewn stones set up at intervals round the circumference of a circular area usually of level ground.—n. Stone′-coal, mineral coal, as opposed to charcoal: any hard coal, anthracite.—adj. Stone′-cold, cold as a stone.—n. Stone′-col′our, the colour of stone, grayish.—adj. Stone′-col′oured.—ns. Stone′-cor′al, massive coral, as distinguished from branching or tree coral; Stone′crop, the wall-pepper, Sedum acre; Stone′-curlew, a large species of plover; Stone′-cut′ter, one whose occupation is to hew stone; Stone′-cut′ting, the business of hewing and carving stones for walls, monuments, &c.—adjs. Stoned, containing stones; Stone′-dead, lifeless; Stone′-deaf, quite deaf.—ns. Stone′-dress′er, one who prepares stones for building; Stone′-fal′con, a species of hawk or falcon which builds its nest among the rocks; Stone′-fly, a genus of insects typical of the order Plecoptera—several species are native to Britain, and furnish good lures to anglers; Stone′-fruit, a fruit whose seeds are enclosed in a hard kernel; Stone′-ham′mer, a hammer for breaking stones.—adjs. Stone′-hard (Shak.), as hard as a stone; Stone′-heart′ed (Shak.), hard-hearted, cruel, pitiless.—ns. Stone′horse, a stallion; Stone′-lil′y, the popular name of an Encrinite; Stone′-mā′son, a mason who works with stone; Stone′-mill, a machine for breaking stone; Stone′-oil, rock-oil, petroleum; Stone′-pine, a Mediterranean nut-pine; Stone′-plov′er, the stone-curlew; Stō′ner, one who strikes or kills with stones; Stone′-rag, -raw, a lichen, Parmelia saxatilis; Stone′-snipe, the greater tell-tale or long-legged tattler, a common North American bird.—adj. Stone′-still (Shak.), as still as a stone, motionless.—ns. Stone′ware, a coarse kind of potter's ware baked hard and glazed; Stone′-work, mason-work.—adv. Stō′nily.—n. Stō′niness, the state of being stony or abounding with stones: hardness of heart or mind.—adjs. Stō′ny, made of, or resembling, stone: abounding with stones: hard: pitiless: obdurate: (B.) rocky; Stō′ny-heart′ed, hard-hearted, cruel, pitiless.—Leave no stone unturned, to do everything that can be done in order to secure the effect desired; Mark with a white stone, to mark as particularly fortunate. [A.S. stán; Ger. stein, Dut. steen.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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stone
The old term for a gun-flint.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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Two stone under weight, or wanting; an eunuch. Stone doublet; a prison. Stone dead; dead as a stone.
Wikipedia 
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Stones are pieces of rocks, which can be fragments of a mountain.
A stone is larger than sand, a pebble or gravel. It is smaller than a rock or boulder. -
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The stone is a unit of mass in the imperial system. It is equal to fourteen pounds. 160 stone make up a long ton.
