stone
/stoʊn/
verb
- To throw stones at someone or something, especially as a punishment or attack.
- The boys were caught trying to stone the car.
- The angry crowd threatened to stone the thief.
- In ancient times, people would stone criminals to death.
- To remove the stone (hard seed) from a fruit.
- You should stone the olives before serving them.
- She stoned the cherries before baking the pie.
- The recipe says to stone the plums.
Synonyms
adjective
- Made of or resembling stone.
- They sat on a stone bench in the garden.
- The castle had a stone floor.
- She wore a stone necklace.
- Completely; used for emphasis, especially in 'stone cold' or 'stone deaf'.
- The soup was stone cold by the time we ate it.
- She remained stone silent during the argument.
- He is stone deaf and uses sign language.
adverb
- Used to emphasize an adjective, meaning 'completely' or 'absolutely'.
- The room was stone quiet.
- The coffee was stone cold.
- He was stone broke after the trip.
noun
- A small piece of rock, often found on the ground.
- The path was covered with small stones.
- He threw a stone into the lake.
- She picked up a smooth stone from the riverbank.
- A hard, solid, non-metallic mineral material; rock.
- Stone is used for making statues and buildings.
- The house was built of gray stone.
- The cliff was made of solid stone.
- A gem or precious stone.
- She collects stones from different countries.
- The ring had a large blue stone in the center.
- The jeweler examined the stone with a magnifying glass.
- A hard seed inside some fruits, such as a peach or cherry.
- She removed the stone before slicing the mango.
- Be careful not to bite into the stone of the olive.
- The peach had a large stone in the middle.
- A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (about 6.35 kilograms), used in the UK.
- The baby weighed eight stone at birth.
- He lost two stone after changing his diet.
- She weighs ten stone.