stone
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4.5
- noun
- /stoʊn/
:
gema
- The jeweler showed us a variety of stones, including sapphires and emeralds.
- precious stone
- semiprecious stone
- silver and stones
So she goes, one of the stones of the engagement ring fell out.
- So she goes, one of the stones of the engagement ring fell out.
- Pink stones, shiny stones, American Red dust.
Examples
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An emerald with a small jet stone embedded in it was set in an oval of silver.
Fiction book (1992) -
They tell me a lotta precious stones have been dug out of the mountains.
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It's a nice stone, Paul.
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This precious stone could have ended up in the wrong hands forever!
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This stone is supposed to be a G color.
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Charles Williams tells a story about a stone called "The End of Desire."
Academic text (1990) -
I reached into my pocket and brought out the turquoise stone he had given me.
Fiction book (1990) -
Fidgeting with my diamond, a stone heavy enough to remind me I was engaged, I fought tears.
Fiction book (1992) -
She wore a stunning necklace with a large stone in the center.
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He proudly displayed the stone he found while hiking, hoping it might be valuable.
Synonyms
157
1.8
A precious or less valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
47
1.3
A small valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry or decoration
15
3.3
A hard, shiny stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
6
3.4
A rare valuable gem like a diamond used in jewelry
Idioms
- Informal
8
4.4
Try every possible way and search everywhere to achieve a goal
- Literature
6
7.7
To be the first to criticize someone when you have the same fault
Compounds
- Literature
1
8.1
A stone at Blarney Castle in Ireland that people kiss to speak in a fluent, pleasant way
- US
1
4.1
A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat
- Literature
1
9.9
A magical thing that turns metals into gold and makes people live forever
1
6.3
A heavy round piece of granite with a handle that slides across ice in the game of curling
1
4.5
A stone placed at a building's start during a ceremony, often with the date and founder's name
1
3.6
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
How Precious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stone for a gem comes from the same old word stān for 'rock', because jewels are precious pieces of rock that people cut and polish. That is why a jewel set in a ring is often called a 'stone'.