stone
noun
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Definition of stone
(Entry 1 of 7)
1
: a concretion of earthy or mineral matter:
a(1)
: such a concretion of indeterminate size or shape
(2)
: rock
b
: a piece of rock for a specified function: such as
(1)
: a building block
(2)
: a paving block
(3)
: a precious stone : gem
(4)
: gravestone
(5)
: grindstone
(6)
: whetstone
(7)
: a surface upon which a drawing, text, or design to be lithographed is drawn or transferred
2
: something resembling a small stone: such as
b
: the hard central portion of a drupaceous fruit (such as a peach)
c
: a hard stony seed (as of a date)
3
plural usually stone
: any of various units of weight
especially
: an official British unit equal to 14 pounds (6.3 kilograms)
4a
: curling stone
b
: a round playing piece used in various games (such as backgammon or go)
5
: a stand or table with a smooth flat top on which to impose or set type
in stone
: in or into a permanent and unchangeable state
plans are not set in stone
stone
verb
stoned;
stoning
Definition of stone (Entry 2 of 7)
2
archaic
: to make hard or insensitive to feeling
3
: to face, pave, or fortify with stones
4
: to remove the stones or seeds of (a fruit)
5a
: to rub, scour, or polish with a stone
b
: to sharpen with a whetstone
stone
adverbDefinition of stone (Entry 3 of 7)
stone
adjectiveDefinition of stone (Entry 4 of 7)
Stone
biographical name (1)
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Definition of Stone (Entry 5 of 7)
Harlan Fiske 1872–1946 American jurist; chief justice U.S. Supreme Court (1941–46)
Stone
biographical name (2)Definition of Stone (Entry 6 of 7)
Irving 1903–1989 originally surname Tennenbaum American writer
Stone
biographical name (3)Definition of Stone (Entry 7 of 7)
Lucy 1818–1893 American suffragist
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