stone curlew noun

A large ploverlike wading bird (Burhinus oedicnemus), that habitually nests on stony ground (also called thick knee)

stoneˈcutter noun

1. A person who hews stone
2. A machine for dressing stone

stoneˈcutting noun

stoneˈ-dead adjective

1. Dead as a stone, completely lifeless
2. (of a golf ball) so close to the hole as to make a putt a mere formality

stoneˈ-deaf adjective

Completely deaf

stone dresser noun

A person who prepares stones for building, a stonemason

stone-eater see stoneborer above.

stone-facedˈ or stony-facedˈ adjective

Revealing no emotion

stone falcon or stone hawk noun

The merlin, from its habit of using a stony outcrop as a ‘plucking-post’

stoneˈfish noun

Any poisonous tropical scorpaenid fish of the family Synanceiidae, which resembles a stone on the seabed

stoneˈfly noun

A plecopterous insect (Perla) whose larvae live under stones in streams

stone fruit noun

Any fruit with a stone, a drupe

stoneˈground adjective

(of flour) ground between millstones

stone hammer noun

1. A hammer for breaking stones
2. A hammer with a stone head

stoneˈhand noun (printing)

An imposer, a person who sets the type in the chase

stoneˈ-hard adjective (Shakespeare)

As hard as a stone

stone hawk see stone falcon above.

stoneˈhorse noun (rare)

A stallion

stone-lilˈy noun

A fossil crinoid

stone loach noun

A scaleless, bottom-living fish, Noemacheilus barbatulus, of European rivers, and sometimes lakes

stone-mad see stone-crazy above.

stone marten noun

1. A white-breasted marten (Martes foina) of European woodland (also called beech marten)
2. Its highly valued fur

stoneˈmason noun

A mason who works with stone

stoneˈmasonry noun

stone parsley noun

An umbelliferous plant (Sison amomum) similar to parsley, with aromatic seeds

stone pine noun

A Mediterranean pine (Pinus pinea) with umbrella-shaped branches and edible seeds or nuts

stone pit noun

A quarry

stone plover noun

Another name for the stone curlew

stoneˈrag or stoneˈraw noun

(OE ragu lichen) a lichen (Parmelia saxatilis) yielding a dye

stone saw noun

A toothless saw for cutting stone

stone's-cast see stonecast above.

stoneˈshot noun

1. A stone's-throw
2. Stones or a stone used as shot

stone snipe noun

A N American plover, Totanus melanoleucus

stone'sˈ-throw noun

The distance a stone may be thrown, hence, a fairly short distance

stoneˈ-still adverb and adjective (Shakespeare)

As still as a stone

stonewallˈ intransitive verb

To hold up progress, (in parliament) by obstructing discussion, (in cricket) by batting extremely defensively

transitive verb

To delay (a bill in parliament) by stonewalling

stonewallˈer noun

stonewallˈing noun

stoneˈware noun

1. A coarse kind of pottery baked hard and glazed
2. A high-fired, vitrified, non-porous ceramic material or objects made of it

stoneˈwashed adjective

(of new clothes) given an old faded appearance using small pieces of pumice

stoneˈwork noun

Work in (usu dressed) stone

stoneˈwort noun

1. Any plant of the Characeae (from the limy crust)
2. Stone parsley

stony-brokeˈ adjective (slang)

Penniless, or nearly so (also stonˈy, stone-brokeˈ)

stony coral noun

Any variety of coral that forms reefs

stony-faced see stone-faced above.

stony-heartˈed adjective

Hard-hearted

stonˈy-iron meteorite noun

One containing both metal and stony material

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

set in stone

(as if) engraved on stone and hence fixed and unalterable

stone me! and stone the crows! (slang)

Expressions of astonishment

thick¹ /thik/

adjective

1. Having a great (or specified) distance in measurement from surface to surface in the lesser dimension
2. Broad
3. Deep
4. Dense
5. Viscous
6. Firm or dense in consistency, close-set or packed
7. Crowded
8. Made of thick or warm material
9. Very friendly, intimate, in close confidence (informal)
10. Abundant
11. Frequent, in quick succession
12. Heavily or completely covered or occupied
13. Foggy
14. Opaque
15. Dull
16. Stupid
17. Gross
18. Husky, muffled
19. Indistinctly articulate
20. (of an accent) strong, marked
21. Excessive, unfair, approaching the intolerable (informal)

noun

1. The thickest part of anything
2. The midst
3. A stupid person (slang)
4. A thicket (Spenser)

adverb

1. Thickly
2. Closely
3. Frequently
4. Fast
5. To a great (or specified) depth

transitive verb and intransitive verb (Spenser, Shakespeare)

To make or become thick

thickˈen transitive verb and intransitive verb

To make or become thick or thicker

intransitive verb

To become more complicated

thickˈener noun

thickˈening noun

1. A making or becoming thicker
2. A thickened part or area
3. Material or a substance added to something (esp liquid) to thicken it

thickˈet noun

(OE thiccet) a dense mass of trees or shrubs

thickˈeted adjective

thickˈety adjective

thickˈie or thickˈy noun (slang)

A stupid person

thickˈish adjective

Somewhat thick

thickˈly adverb

thickˈness noun

1. The state or quality of being thick
2. The degree to which something is thick
3. The space between outer surfaces
4. The thick part of something
5. A layer

thickˈo noun (pl thickˈos or thickˈoes) (slang)

A stupid person

thick-and-thinˈ adjective

Unwavering in devotion to party or principle

thickˈ-comˈing adjective (Shakespeare)

Coming close upon one another

thick ear noun (informal)

A swollen ear, usu a result of a blow administered as punishment

thickˈ-eyed adjective

Dim-sighted

thick film noun (electronics)

Film deposited by screen-printing or a similar process

thickˈ-grown adjective (Shakespeare).

thickˈhead noun

1. A stupid person, a blockhead
2. Any bird of an Australian family (Pachycephalidae) related to flycatchers and shrikes

thickheadˈed adjective

1. Having a thick head or skull
2. Stupid
3. Having a feeling of numbness, paralysis and often pain in the head often accompanying eg a cold or a hangover

thickheadˈedness noun

thick knee noun

The stone curlew

thickˈ-lipped adjective (Shakespeare).

thickˈ-lips noun (Shakespeare)

A black person

thickˈ-pleached adjective (Shakespeare)

Closely interwoven

thickˈ-ribbed adjective (Shakespeare).

thickˈset adjective

1. Having a short thick body
2. Closely set or planted

noun

1. A thicket
2. A stout cotton

thickˈ-sightˈed adjective (Shakespeare)

Dim-sighted

thickˈskin noun

A blockhead

thick-skinnedˈ adjective

1. Having a thick skin
2. Insensitive
3. Indifferent to criticism or insult

thickˈ-skull noun

A blockhead

thick-skulledˈ adjective

1. Having a thick skull
2. Stupid
3. Dull, slow to learn, doltish

thickˈ-sown adjective

1. Planted closely
2. Close-set

thickˈ'un noun (historical slang)

1. A sovereign
2. A crown

thick-wittˈed adjective

Dull, slow to learn, doltish

thick-wittˈedly adverb

thick-wittˈedness noun

a bit thick (informal)

More than one can reasonably be expected to put up with

as thick as a plank or as thick as two short planks

Very stupid

as thick as thieves

Very friendly

in the thick of

In the middle of, extremely busy or occupied with

lay it on thick

1. To praise something extravagantly
2. To exaggerate

thick and fast

Frequently and in large numbers

through thick and thin

1. In spite of all obstacles
2. Without any wavering