stone
/stɐʉn/
noun
Meaning
A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
A small piece of stone, a pebble.
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms
The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
"a peach stone"
A hard, stone-like deposit.
"kidney stone"
A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
A mirror, or its glass.
A testicle of an animal.
A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing; also called imposing stone.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
"She got stoned to death after they found her."
To wall with stones.
To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
Synonyms
adjective
Meaning
Constructed of stone.
"stone walls"
Having the appearance of stone.
"stone pot"
Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
Used as an intensifier.
"She is one stone fox."
Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
"stone butch; stone femme"
Synonyms
adverb
Meaning
As a stone (used with following adjective).
"My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold."
Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).
"I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind."