Stone
nnoun.objecta lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matterSynset:rock
Derivationally Related Form:rockystonystone
Hypernyms:natural object
Inherited Hypernyms:rocknatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:achondritebedrockboulderbowldercalculuschondriteclastic rockconcretioncrystalcrystallizationintrusionoutcropoutcroppingpebblepetrifactionrock outcropsillstepping stonetorwall rockwhinwhinstonexenolith
Full Hyponyms:achondritebedrockbelaybladder stonebouldercalculuschondriteclastic rockcrystalcrystalliteenterolithgallstoneglacial boulderintrusionkidney stoneoutcropoutthrustpebblepetrifactionptyalithriver bouldershore bouldersialolithsillstepping stonetorurolithwall rockwhinstonexenolith
nnoun.artifactbuilding material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purposeExamples:- he wanted a special stone to mark the site
Hypernyms:building material
Inherited Hypernyms:stonebuilding materialartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ashlarcapstonecopestonecoping stonecornerstonefoundation stonegravestonegrindstoneheadstonehearthstoneimpostmillstonemonolithpaving stonespringerstelastelestretchertombstonewhetstone
Instance Hyponyms:Blarney Stone
Full Hyponyms:ashlarcapstonecobblecornerstonecurbstoneflagfoundation stonegravestonegrindstonehearthstonehonemillstonemonolithoilstonepaving stonespringerstelewhetstone
nnoun.substancematerial consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crustSynset:rock
Examples:- that mountain is solid rock
- stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries
Derivationally Related Form:stone
Hypernyms:material stuff
Inherited Hypernyms:rockmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rockmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aphanitecalc-tufacalicheclaystoneconglomeratecrushed rockdolomiteemery rockemery stonefieldstonegravelgreisenigneous rocklimestonemagmamarblematrixmetamorphic rockpudding stonepumicepumice stonequartziteroad metalsedimentary rockshinglingsialsimatufa
Substance Meronyms:mineral
Full Hyponyms:aaadesiteagglomerateamphiboliteamygdaloidandesiteaphaniteaplitearenaceous rockargillaceous rockargilliteballastbank gravelbasaltbatholithbluestonebrecciabrownstonecalicheclaystonedacitedioritedolomiteemery stonefieldstonefirestonegabbrogneissgranitegravelgreensandgreisengritgroundmassholystonehornfelshumic shaleigneous rockkimberlitelavalimestonemagmamarblemarlitematrixmetamorphic rockobsidianoil shalepahoehoepegmatiteperidotitepillow lavapitchstoneporphyrypudding stonepumicequartziterhyoliteroad metalrottenstonerudaceous rocksandstoneschistsedimentary rockshaleshingleshinglingsialsiltstonesimaslatetachylitetufatuffverd antiquevolcanic glassvolcanic rock
nnoun.substancea crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelrySynset:gem gemstone
Examples:- he had the gem set in a ring for his wife
- she had jewels made of all the rarest stones
Part Holonyms:jewellery jewelry
Hypernyms:crystal
Inherited Hypernyms:gemcrystalsolidmatterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cabochonopaque gemtransparent gem
Full Hyponyms:agatealexandritealmanditeamethystandraditeaquamarineblack opalbloodstonecabochoncarbonadocarbunclecarneliancat's eyechalcedonychrysoberylchrysolitechrysoprasecinnamon stonecitrinecoraldemantoiddiamondemeraldfire opalgarnetgoldstoneharlequin opalhiddenitejadejasperkunzitelapis lazulimoonstonemorganitemoss agateonyxopalopaque gemperidotplasmapyroperhodoliterubysapphiresardsardonyxschorlstar sapphiresunstonetopaztourmalinetransparent gemturquoisewater sapphire
nnoun.quantityan avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 poundsRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Examples:- a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone
Part Holonyms:quarter
Hypernyms:avoirdupois unit
Inherited Hypernyms:stoneavoirdupois unitmass unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:lb pound
nnoun.plantthe hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seedSynset:endocarp pit
Examples:- you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
Derivationally Related Form:pitstonystone
Hypernyms:pericarp seed vessel
Inherited Hypernyms:stonepericarpcoveringnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cherry stonepeach pit
Full Hyponyms:cherry stonepeach pit
nnoun.personUnited States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)Synset:Harlan F. Stone Harlan Fisk Stone Harlan Stone Stone
Instance Hypernyms:chief justice
Inherited Hypernyms:stonechief justicejudgeadjudicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonechief justicejudgeadjudicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonechief justicejudgeofficialskilled workerworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonechief justicejudgeofficialskilled workerworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personUnited States filmmaker (born in 1946)Synset:Oliver Stone Stone
Instance Hypernyms:film maker film producer filmmaker movie maker
Inherited Hypernyms:stonefilm makerproducercreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonefilm makerproducercreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personUnited States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)Synset:Lucy Stone Stone
Instance Hypernyms:feminist libber women's liberationist women's rightist suffragist
Inherited Hypernyms:stonefeministreformerdisputantpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonefeministreformerdisputantpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonesuffragistadvocatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonesuffragistadvocatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personUnited States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)Synset:I. F. Stone Isidor Feinstein Stone Stone
Instance Hypernyms:journalist
Inherited Hypernyms:stonejournalistwritercommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonejournalistwritercommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personUnited States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)Synset:Harlan Fiske Stone Stone
Instance Hypernyms:jurist legal expert
Inherited Hypernyms:stonejuristexpertpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonejuristexpertpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personUnited States architect (1902-1978)Synset:Edward Durell Stone Stone
Instance Hypernyms:architect designer
Inherited Hypernyms:stonearchitectcreatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stonearchitectcreatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.attributea lack of feeling or expression or movementExamples:- he must have a heart of stone
- her face was as hard as stone
Derivationally Related Form:stony
Hypernyms:chilliness coldness coolness frigidity frigidness iciness
Inherited Hypernyms:stonecoldnessunemotionalitytraitattributeabstractionentity
vverb.contactkill by throwing stones atSynset:lapidate
Examples:- People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
Derivationally Related Form:stoningstonerlapidationlapidatorstone
Hypernyms:kill
Inherited Hypernyms:stonekill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: lapidate, stone)
vverb.changeremove the pits fromSynset:pit
Derivationally Related Form:pitstone
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:pitremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allof any of various dull tannish or grey colorsAntonyms:achromatic
Inherited Hypernyms:stone
Similar to:chromatic