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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
stone /stoʊn/USA pronunciation   n., pl. stones for 1-5. 7-19. , stone for 6. ;
adj., adv., v.,.  stoned, ston•ing. 

n. 
  1. [uncountable] the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks are made.
  2. a piece of rock made into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose:[countable]paving stones.
  3. a small piece of rock, as a pebble:[countable]He taught his daughter how to skip stones in the water.
  4. Jewelry a mineral used in jewelry;
    a gemstone:[countable]a ring with a bright blue stone.
  5. Weights and Measures[countable] one of various units of weight, esp. the British unit equivalent to 14 pounds (6.4 kg).
  6. Botanyany small, hard seed, as of a cherry or a date;
    a pit.
  7. Pathologya buildup, often in a rounded shape, of a calciumlike substance in the body, as in the kidney.

adj. 
  1. of or relating to stone or stoneware.

adv. 
  1. completely;
    totally:stone deaf.

v. [+ object]
  1. to throw stones at:The angry mob stoned the embassy.
  2. to put to death by throwing stones at (someone):They stoned him to death.
  3. to remove stones from (fruit).
Idioms
  1. Idioms cast the first stone, to be the first to condemn a wrongdoer.
  2. Idioms leave no stone unturned, to explore every possibility:The police left no stone unturned until the killer was brought to justice.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stone (stōn),USA pronunciation  n., pl. stones for 1–5, 7–19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, ston•ing. 

    n. 
    1. the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
    2. a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a boulder or piece of agate.
    3. a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose:paving stone; building stone.
    4. a small piece of rock, as a pebble.
    5. JewelrySee precious stone. 
    6. Weights and Measuresone of various units of weight, esp. the British unit equivalent to 14 pounds (6.4 kg).
    7. something resembling a small piece of rock in size, shape, or hardness.
    8. Botanyany small, hard seed, as of a date;
      pit.
    9. Botanythe hard endocarp of a drupe, as of a peach.
    10. Pathology
      • a calculous concretion in the body, as in the kidney, gallbladder, or urinary bladder.
      • a disease arising from such a concretion.
    11. a gravestone or tombstone.
    12. a grindstone.
    13. Buildinga millstone.
    14. Meteorologya hailstone.
    15. Buildingany of various artificial materials imitating cut stone or rubble.
    16. Printinga table with a smooth surface, formerly made of stone, on which page forms are composed.
    17. Fine Art, Printing(in lithography) any surface on which an artist draws or etches a picture or design from which a lithograph is made.
    18. Gamesa playing piece in the game of dominoes, checkers, or backgammon.
    19. Usually, stones. testes.
    20. cast the first stone, to be the first to condemn or blame a wrongdoer;
      be hasty in one's judgment:What right has she to cast the first stone?
    21. leave no stone unturned, to exhaust every possibility in attempting to achieve one's goal;
      spare no effort:We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to find the culprit.

    adj. 
    1. made of or pertaining to stone.
    2. made of stoneware:a stone mug or bottle.
    3. stonelike;
      stony;
      obdurate:a stone killer; stone strength.

    adv. 
    1. completely;
      totally (usually used in combination):stone cold.

    v.t. 
    1. to throw stones at;
      drive by pelting with stones.
    2. to put to death by pelting with stones.
    3. to provide, fit, pave, line, face or fortify with stones.
    4. to rub (something) with or on a stone, as to sharpen, polish, or smooth.
    5. to remove stones from, as fruit.
    6. [Obs.]to make insensitive or unfeeling.
    • bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English stan, sto(o)n, Old English stān; cognate with Dutch steen, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains; akin to Greek stí̄a pebble, Latin stīria icicle; (verb, verbal) Middle English stanen, stonen, derivative of the noun, nominal; (adjective, adjectival and adverb, adverbial) Middle English, derivative of the noun, nominal
    stona•ble, stonea•ble, adj. 
    stoneless, adj. 
    stoneless•ness, n. 
    stonelike′, adj. 
    stoner, n. 

    Stone  (stōn),USA pronunciation n. 
      Edward Du•rell  (dŏŏ rel, dyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation 1902–78, U.S. architect.Har•lan Fiske  (härlən),USA pronunciation 1872–1946, U.S. jurist: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1941–46.
    1. Biographical Irving, born 1903, U.S. author.
    2. I(sidor) F(ein•stein)  (fīnstīn),USA pronunciation born 1907, U.S. political journalist.
    3. Biographical Lucy, 1818–93, U.S. suffragist (wife of Henry Brown Blackwell).

    stone, +adj. 
    1. stonelike;
      stony;
      obdurate:a stone killer; stone strength.

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