26984 words

stones

15 definitions • 19 examples
1
the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this:

Examples:

They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside.
throw a stone Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.
2
a piece of hard material that can form in some organs in the body and cause severe pain:

Examples:

kidney/gall stone How can I reduce the risk of developing kidney/gall stones?
3
a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms, used especially when talking about a person's weight:

Examples:

I weigh ten and a half stone.
put on/lose a stone She has put on/lost a stone (= is a stone heavier/lighter).
4
a small piece of a hard, valuable substance, such as a diamond, that is found in the ground and used in jewellery:

Examples:

precious/semiprecious stone They deal in gold, silver, and precious/semiprecious stones.
5
a large, hard seed inside some types of fruit:

Examples:

Peaches, plums, and olives all contain stones.
6
another word for
7
to throw stones at something or someone:

Examples:

Rioters set up barricades and stoned police cars.
8
to kill someone as a punishment by throwing stones at them:

Examples:

The crowd dragged him away and stoned him to death.
9
to remove the stone from a fruit:

Examples:

Could you stone the cherries for me?
10
the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used as a building material, or a small piece of this substance:

Examples:

[ U ] The museum was made of stone.
11
A stone is also a jewel:

Examples:

[ C ] He wore a ring with a black stone on his little finger.
12
A stone is also a piece of hard material that can form in an organ in the body:

Examples:

[ C ] kidney stones
13
a pit :

Examples:

14
to throw rocks or other hard objects at someone or something
15

Examples:

By the time he was 80, he was stone deaf.

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