stone

/stษ™สŠn/

IPA: /S T OW1 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.

  2. 2

    A small piece of stone, a pebble.

  3. 3

    A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

  4. 4

    (plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone โ‰ˆ 6.3503 kilograms

  5. 5

    The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

    โ€œa peach stoneโ€

  6. 6

    A hard, stone-like deposit.

    โ€œkidney stoneโ€

  7. 7

    A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.

  8. 8

    A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

  9. 9

    A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.

  10. 10

    A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.

  11. 11

    A mirror, or its glass.

  12. 12

    A testicle of an animal.

  13. 13

    A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing; also called imposing stone.

verb
  1. 1

    To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.

    โ€œShe got stoned to death after they found her.โ€

  2. 2

    To wall with stones.

  3. 3

    To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

  4. 4

    To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.

  5. 5

    To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)

  6. 6

    To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.

  7. 7

    To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.

adjective
  1. 1

    Constructed of stone.

    โ€œstone wallsโ€

    syn:stonen
  2. 2

    Having the appearance of stone.

    โ€œstone potโ€

  3. 3

    Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

  4. 4

    Used as an intensifier.

    โ€œShe is one stone fox.โ€

  5. 5

    Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.

    โ€œstone butch; stone femmeโ€

Synonyms

adverb
  1. 1

    As a stone (used with following adjective).

    โ€œMy father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold.โ€

  2. 2

    Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

    โ€œI said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stone