people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
Stones in British English
(stəʊnz)
plural noun
the. See Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones in British English
plural noun
the. British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar, vocals), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; withthe group from 1975)
See also Jagger
All related terms of 'Stones'
litho
short for lithography , lithograph , lithographic , or lithographically
stone
Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses.
yonnie
a stone
five stones
the game of jacks played with five stones
Stones River
river in central Tenn., flowing into the Cumberland : c . 60 mi (97 km)
Rolling Stones
the . British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger , Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar , vocals ), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums ), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired ), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975)
ear-stone
a calcium carbonate crystal in the ear of vertebrates
Bath stone
a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
bile stone
a small hard concretion of cholesterol , bile pigments, and lime salts, formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
cast stone
a building component , such as a block or lintel , made from cast concrete with a facing that resembles natural stone
pumy stone
a piece of pumice stone
altar stone
a large stone used as an altar
amazonstone
a green variety of microcline used as a gemstone . Formula: KAlSi 3 O 8
Amazon stone
a green variety of microcline used as a gemstone . Formula: KAlSi 3 O 8
china stone
a type of kaolinized granitic rock containing unaltered plagioclase
coping stone
a stone used to form a coping
kidney stone
a hard mass formed in the kidney , usually composed of oxalates , phosphates , and carbonates
logan
Mount mountain in the St. Elias range , SW Yukon Territory , Canada : highest mountain in Canada: 19,850 ft (6,050 m)
mocha stone
a variety of chalcedony with dark greenish mossy markings , used as a gemstone
Oamaru stone
a kind of limestone , of building quality, found at Oamaru on South Island , New Zealand
paving slab
a concrete or stone slab for paving
paving stone
Paving stones are flat pieces of stone or concrete, usually square in shape, that are put on the ground, for example to make a path .
peach stone
the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
pumice stone
A pumice stone is a piece of pumice that you rub over your skin in order to clean the skin or make it smoother.
renal calculus
a hard mass formed in the kidney , usually composed of oxalates , phosphates , and carbonates
stonecast
a short distance
stone cast
a short distance
stone's cast
a short distance
stone's throw
a short distance
boundary-stone
a stone marking a boundary , sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
cinnamon stone
→ essonite
curling stone
a large, heavy, ellipsoidal stone or a similar object made of iron , usually having one rough side and one smooth side with a hole in the center of each for screwing in a handle by which the stone is released , for use in the game of curling
imposing stone
a flat hard surface upon which pages printed from hot metal are imposed
perpend stone
a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other
precious stone
A precious stone is a valuable stone, such as a diamond or a ruby, that is used for making jewellery .
pudding stone
a conglomerate rock in which there is a difference in colour or composition between the pebbles and the matrix
Purbeck marble
a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish : used for building , etc
rocking stone
a boulder so delicately poised that it can be rocked
rolling stone
a restless or wandering person
Rosetta stone
a basalt slab discovered in 1799 at Rosetta , dating to the reign of Ptolemy V (196 bc ) and carved with parallel inscriptions in Egyptian hieroglyphics , demotic characters, and Greek, which provided the key to the decipherment of ancient Egyptian texts
standing stone
a stone of great size , esp one forming part of a prehistoric monument
stepping stone
You can describe a job or event as a stepping stone when it helps you to make progress, especially in your career .
foundation stone
A foundation stone is a large block of stone built into a large public building near the bottom . It is often involved in a ceremony for the opening of the building, and has writing on it recording this.
gooseberry stone
a green or greenish-grey garnet , used as a gemstone . Formula: Ca 3 Al 2 (SiO 4 ) 3
philosopher's stone
a stone or substance thought by alchemists to be capable of transmuting base metals into gold
tablets of stone
Stone is used in expressions such as set in stone and tablets of stone to suggest that an idea or rule is firm and fixed , and cannot be changed .
sarsen
a boulder of silicified sandstone , probably of Tertiary age, found in large numbers in S England
amazonite
a green variety of microcline used as a gemstone . Formula: KAlSi 3 O 8
copestone
a stone used to form a coping
nephrite
a tough fibrous amphibole mineral: a variety of jade consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Ca 2 Mg 5 Si 8 O 22 (OH) 2