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stone
  1. (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
  2. A small piece of stone, a pebble.
  3. A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
  4. (Britain, plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms
  5. (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
  6. (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
  7. (board games) A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
  8. A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
  9. (curling) A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
  10. A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
  11. (obsolete) A mirror, or its glass.
  12. (dated, printing) 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.
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  14. Examples:
    1. “Annoyed, Jess kicked at a small stone on the ground.”
      “Zuma unveiled a memorial stone commemorating those who had sadly lost their lives.”
      “Her foot slipped on a paving stone, wet with runoff from the fountain.”
stonewall
stoner
  1. One who stones.
  2. A machine to remove the stones (pits) from fruit.
  3. (slang) A habitual user of cannabis.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “Of course, our friend, a stoner, is caught blood-red-handed while trying to roll up the blunt.”
      “Of course, our stoner friend is caught blood-red handed while trying to roll up the blunt.”
      “This kind of demented shoegazing stoner prog is all about the stomping rhythms and the elasticated, mind-bending guitars.”
stonelayer
  1. A construction worker who places stones.
  2. A three-dimensional soil horizon, dominated by coarse particles, that generally follows the surface topography.
stonecutter
  1. Somebody who cuts, carves or dresses stone.
  2. A machine that is used to cut stone or concrete.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The stonecutter carefully chiseled and shaped each stone, showcasing their expertise in crafting the intricate architectural details of the grand cathedral.”
      “It is handmade by Mustapha Messaoudi, a stonecutter with the French Historic Monuments department.”
      “Here there is usually a stonecutter chipping away on a block with his graving tools.”
stonework
  1. Constructions made of stone.
  2. (uncountable) The skill of constructing with stone; stonecraft.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The project saw the renewal of stonework and replacement of masonry on the cathedral's rose window.”
      “Traditionally, Bakongo artisans have excelled in woodcarving, sculpting, painting, and stonework.”
      “Tightly jointed stonework complements the house's crisp lines and ties it to the site, part of a former farm.”
stones
stonyheartedness
  1. The state or quality of being stonyhearted; remorselessness, cruelty, or pitilessness.
stoning
  1. Lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death
stonewalling
stonewash
  1. A stonewashed effect on clothing.
stonefall
  1. The fall of loose stones from a natural surface.
stonecraft
  1. The art or skill of working in stone
stonecutting
  1. The hewing or dressing of stone.
  2. Examples:
    1. “For example, an apprenticeship program pays young people to learn skills, like stonecutting, and deters them from gangs or drugs.”
      “One time, when the electricity came back suddenly with a strong power surge, it crippled the dynamo of the stonecutting machine.”
      “Some 1,500 stonecutting units are active in Isfahan, which supply 50 percent of the domestic demands for building and ornamental stones.”
stonedness
  1. The quality of being stoned (high on drugs).
stonemasonry
  1. The work or art of a stonemason.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This is called the Grand Gallery and is a truly spectacular example of stonemasonry.”
      “The only part of the inscription visible suggests that this piece of stonemasonry should really be at the head of the last resting place of a woman called Elizabeth.”
      “The art of Iran encompasses many disciplines, including architecture, stonemasonry, metalworking, weaving, pottery, painting, and calligraphy.”
stane
  1. A dialectal or obsolete form of stone.
  2. Examples:
    1. “I wish our fonds were well oot of them, and in yird and stane, which is a constansie.”
      “The bairns can get tin cans an' a stane for a drumstick, an' we'll ha'e a loonie band.”
      “An hour passed, and then glancing at her stane saw that she had fallen asleep.”
stoniness
  1. The state or quality of being stony.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “While Duval was a four time All-American at Georgia Tech he was known as Rock, for the solidity of his game and the stoniness of his bearing.”
      “I'm terrified that if I stop writing, then my traditional wall of stoniness will return forever.”
      “Coteau has clayey limestone soils of irregular stoniness on a bedrock of limestone strata of varying depths.”
stoneworker
  1. One who produces stonework.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The centerpiece illustrated here was executed in Rome by Carlo Albacini, a stoneworker and restorer of antiquities.”
      “Do not let your precious lapis be broken into stone for the stoneworker.”
      “A headache, according to him, could be one thing if it afflicted a stoneworker in Corinth and quite another if it plagued a philosopher of Athens.”
stonewaller
  1. One who stonewalls.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Their penalty is soft and I think we've got a stonewaller at the other end.”
      “One was a penalty incident which looked to be a stonewaller but was given as a free-kick to Harrogate.”
      “On the other hand, if one becomes a Stonewaller, then priority is given to what gays need to achieve full equality in this country.”
stonemason
  1. one who works in stone
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “His father was a stonemason and architect who brought up his children to be independent and self reliant.”
      “Head coach Gavin Walsh is a New Zealander who won an A team cap for Ireland, and now works for a stonemason in Glasgow.”
      “The cross marks in curbstones, indicators of which stonemason cut it, or of a parallel city.”
stoneworking
stones
stonelessness
  1. Lack of stones.
stonewallings
stonecuttings
  1. plural of stonecutting
stonewallers
  1. plural of stonewaller
stoneworkers
  1. plural of stoneworker
stonecutters
stonelayers
  1. plural of stonelayer
stonemasons
  1. plural of stonemason
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There were blacksmiths, carpenters and stonemasons who built and repaired dwellings.”
      “The restoration business needed additional stonemasons and bricklayers, but not full time.”
      “We did use local stonemasons, but I had to teach them how to build the two-foot-thick walls in a particular style.”
stonecrafts
  1. plural of stonecraft
stonefalls
  1. plural of stonefall
stoneworks
stonewalls
stoninesses
stonings
  1. plural of stoning
stoners
  1. plural of stoner
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “We are a nation of quiet stoners, blazing up and smoking out in peace and harmony.”
      “She will not get into any real trouble, but the stoners will never hang out with her again.”
      “But when this self-involvement is threatened, well, then we see how irascible, irritable and bad tempered stoners can be.”
stanes
  1. plural of stane
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