stone
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- adjective
- /stoʊn/
- The walls are painted in a soft stone hue, creating a calm atmosphere in the room.
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Watch on YouTubeIt's like a stone and white kind of pinstripe.
- It's like a stone and white kind of pinstripe.
- They had a few different greys, but this was more of like a stone grey.
Examples
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I thought it was going to be like a cool toned stone shade.
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So next I'm going to use a little bit of something to shade the socket line and this is Bobby Brown's stone cream eyeshadow.
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And then number six is this kind of stone brown colour.
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And we just went for like, sort of a Gray, like stone kind of colors.
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It's like a stone and white kind of pinstripe.
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It makes me think of a really natural taupe stone kind of eye look.
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And then we're going in with that colour stone and I'm going to buff that onto the lid firstly and then carry it around the crease.
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She chose a dress in a beautiful stone color that perfectly matched the autumn leaves.
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They selected a stone-colored sofa that complements the beige carpet perfectly.
Synonyms
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A dull gray color like stone or slate
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Having the gray color or look of stone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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Try every possible way and search everywhere to achieve a goal
- Literature
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To be the first to criticize someone when you have the same fault
Compounds
- Literature
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People in old stories say it changes ordinary metals into gold or gives eternal life
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A stone placed at a building's start during a ceremony, often with the date and founder's name
- Literature
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A stone at Blarney Castle in Ireland that people kiss to speak in a fluent, pleasant way
- US
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A large edible crab with a hard shell found in Florida and southern US waters, often eaten for its meat
- Literature
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A magical thing that turns metals into gold and makes people live forever
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A stone like amethyst or turquoise used in jewelry that costs less than diamonds
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A heavy round piece of granite with a handle that slides across ice in the game of curling
- Specialized
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A winged insect that lives near streams and whose young live under stones in water
- Specialized
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A layer of stone attached to the outside of a wall or riverbank to protect it
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A later part of the Stone Age when people begin farming and make polished stone tools
- Specialized
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A rock made of many pebbles and small stones held together by harder material
- South African
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A small plant with thick leaves that looks like a stone and has yellow or white flowers
- Specialized
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A large bird with a big head and eyes that is active at night near coasts and wetlands
- South African
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A small plant with thick leaves that looks like a stone and has yellow or white flowers
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A small plant with thick leaves that look like stones and a single yellow or white flower
- 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
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
- 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
A machine that splits large stone blocks like granite or marble into smaller pieces
How Brown
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stone as a colour comes from the look of ordinary rock, so it names a dull grey-brown like many stones. That is why calling a jacket 'stone' tells you it is a calm, neutral colour.