—stone /stəʊn/ aep /stoʊn/
noun (ROCK)
B1 [C or U] the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this:
» a stone wall/floor» a flight of stone steps» a primitive stone axe» They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside.» Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.Thesaurus+: ↑Geology - general wordsF0 [C] a piece of hard material that can form in some organs in the body and cause severe pain:
» kidney/gall stonesThesaurus+: ↑Swellings and lumpsWord Builder:–Nouns: stone–Adjectives: stoned, stony–Verbs: stone• • •
Extra Examples:» A stone hit the window and cracked the glass.» A stone was digging into my heel.» The stone fell into the water with a plop.» Youths hurled stones at the soldiers.» Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.noun [C] (PLURAL stone or stones) (WRITTEN ABBREVIATION st) UK (WEIGHT)
► F0 a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms, used especially when talking about a person's weight: » I weigh ten and a half stone.» She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier/lighter).Thesaurus+: ↑Measurements of weight and massWord Builder:–Nouns: stone–Adjectives: stoned, stony–Verbs: stone• • •
Extra Examples:» I want to lose a stone before Christmas.» She must weigh over 15 stone.» I got up to 13 stone when I was pregnant.» He's down to twelve stone.» You're three stones heavier than me!noun [C] (PLURAL stones) (US ALSO pit) (SEED)
► C2 a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit: » Peaches, plums, and olives all contain stones.→ COMPARE PIP(Cf. ↑pip) noun (SEED)See picture: (UK) stone/(US) pit 
Thesaurus+: ↑Fruits and seeds and their partsWord Builder:–Nouns: stone–Adjectives: stoned, stony–Verbs: stone
noun [C] (JEWEL)
► B1 a small piece of a hard, valuable substance, such as a diamond, that is found in the ground and used in jewellery: » a precious/semi-precious stone» The large central diamond is surrounded by eight smaller stones.Thesaurus+: ↑JewelleryThesaurus+: ↑Precious and semi-precious stones , ↑Types of rockWord Builder:–Nouns: stone–Adjectives: stoned, stony–Verbs: stoneverb [T] (US USUALLY pit) (REMOVE SEED) ↑Verb Endings for stone
► F0 to remove the stone from a fruit: » Could you stone the cherries for me?Thesaurus+: ↑Removing the skin or seed from fruit and vegetablesWord Builder:–Nouns: stone–Adjectives: stoned, stony–Verbs: stoneverb [T] (THROW ROCKS) ↑Verb Endings for stone
F0 to throw stones at something or someone:
» Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars.Thesaurus+: ↑ThrowingThesaurus+: ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating , ↑Punishing and punishmentsstone sb to deathF0 to kill someone as a punishment by throwing stones at them
Thesaurus+: ↑Death penaltiesWord Builder:–Nouns: stone–Adjectives: stoned, stony–Verbs: stone