Definitions
of stone
1. [adj] - of or relating to or made of stone 2. [adj] - of any of various dull tannish-gray colors 3. [n] - (British) an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body 4. [n] - the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed 5. [n] - United States filmmaker (born in 1946) 6. [n] - United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) 7. [n] - United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) 8. [n] - United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946) 9. [n] - United States architect (1902-1978) 10. [n] - a lack of feeling or expression or movement 11. [n] - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose 12. [v] - kill by throwing stones at
Quotes
- Example use of the word stone1. he wanted a special stone to mark the site 2. he must have a heart of stone 3. her face was as hard as stone 4. you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking 5. equal to 14 pounds 6. a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone 7. Adulterers should be stoned according to the Koran 8. a stone house
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