stone
- noun
- /stoʊn/
- The walls were made of a core of rough stone blocks faced with limestone slabs.
- a stone wall
- stone pavement
- stepping stones
Toughen up, take a walk over the sharp stones, then come back.
- Toughen up, take a walk over the sharp stones, then come back.
- The the Sphinx in the pyramids, the stones are showing erosion.
- But the pool that turns objects to stone, well, that is real.
- The obelisk is one piece of stone to erect that.
- Also imagine putting those stones down, getting lighter.
- Face balm and marble massage stone from La Prairie.
- But I'd like to see do those casing stones show any weathering?
- It's going to be wood and marble and stone and those sorts of things, right?
Examples
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During a spring 2009 visit to Shahdad, he discovered a small stone container lying on the ground.
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The closest sources for the stone they were made from are hundreds of miles away.
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So this room is made of stone, stone walls, stone floor.
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It's all white, plain stone, no plants, no life, no sound.
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I needed a few foundation stones from which to work.
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The site contains one of the most impressive prehistoric stone monuments found in Africa.
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This ancient castle is built from large blocks of stone that have stood the test of time.
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The path was lined with small, smooth stones that glistened in the sunlight.
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She collected beautiful stones from the beach to use in her art projects.
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Idioms
- Informal
Try every possible way and search everywhere to achieve a goal
- Literature
To be the first to criticize someone when you have the same fault
Compounds
- Literature
A stone at Blarney Castle in Ireland that people kiss to speak in a fluent, pleasant way
- US
A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat
- Literature
A magical thing that turns metals into gold and makes people live forever
A heavy round piece of granite with a handle that slides across ice in the game of curling
A stone placed at a building's start during a ceremony, often with the date and founder's name
A stone like amethyst or turquoise used in jewelry that costs less than diamonds
- Specialized
A fine white clay made when rocks break down and used to make pottery and as a filler
- South African
A small plant with thick leaves that look like stones and one yellow or white flower
- South African
A small plant with thick leaves that looks like a stone and has yellow or white flowers
A later part of the Stone Age when people begin farming and make polished stone tools
- Specialized
A rock made of many pebbles and small stones held together by harder material
- Literature
People in old stories say it changes ordinary metals into gold or gives eternal life
A large tree from central Europe with groups of five needles and edible seeds
- Specialized
A computer used by a hacker to reach other computers and hide where they came from
- US
A large brown fish that lives near rocks and shipwrecks in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
- Specialized
A winged insect that lives near streams and whose young live under stones in water
- UK
A small wild animal like a weasel with brown fur and a pale throat patch found in Europe and Asia
- South African
A small water-storing plant with thick leaves that look like stones
- Specialized
A small plant with delicate pink flowers that grows on sunny rocky ground
- Specialized
A large bird with a big head and eyes that is active at night near coasts and wetlands
- Specialized
A layer of stone attached to the outside of a wall or riverbank to protect it
A small plant with thick leaves that look like stones and a single yellow or white flower
A machine that splits large stone blocks like granite or marble into smaller pieces
- South African
A small plant with thick leaves that looks like a stone and has yellow or white flowers
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Etymology
Stone comes from an old English word stān meaning 'rock' or 'hard', and it is like the German Stein. So stone means a hard, solid material used for building or a small piece of rock.