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   [stohn] ,noun, plural stones for 1–5, 7–19, stone for 6, adjective, adverb, verb, stoned, ston·ing.
noun
1.
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
2.
a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a boulder or piece of agate.
3.
a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose: paving stone; building stone.
4.
a small piece of rock, as a pebble.
5.
precious stone.
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6.
one of various units of weight, especially the British unit equivalent to 14 pounds (6.4 kg).
7.
something resembling a small piece of rock in size, shape, or hardness.
8.
any small, hard seed, as of a date; pit.
9.
Botany. the hard endocarp of a drupe, as of a peach.
10.
Pathology.
a.
a calculous concretion in the body, as in the kidney, gallbladder, or urinary bladder.
b.
a disease arising from such a concretion.
11.
a gravestone or tombstone.
12.
a grindstone.
13.
a millstone.
14.
a hailstone.
15.
Building Trades. any of various artificial materials imitating cut stone or rubble.
16.
Printing. a table with a smooth surface, formerly made of stone, on which page forms are composed.
17.
(in lithography) any surface on which an artist draws or etches a picture or design from which a lithograph is made.
18.
a playing piece in the game of dominoes, checkers, or backgammon.
19.
Usually, stones. testes.
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adjective
20.
made of or pertaining to stone.
21.
made of stoneware: a stone mug or bottle.
22.
stonelike; stony; obdurate: a stone killer; stone strength.

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adverb
23.
completely; totally (usually used in combination): stone cold.
verb (used with object)
24.
to throw stones at; drive by pelting with stones.
25.
to put to death by pelting with stones.
26.
to provide, fit, pave, line, face or fortify with stones.
27.
to rub (something) with or on a stone, as to sharpen, polish, or smooth.
28.
to remove stones from, as fruit.
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29.
Obsolete. to make insensitive or unfeeling.
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Idioms
30.
cast the first stone, to be the first to condemn or blame a wrongdoer; be hasty in one's judgment: What right has she to cast the first stone?
31.
leave no stone unturned, to exhaust every possibility in attempting to achieve one's goal; spare no effort: We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to find the culprit.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English stan, sto(o)n, Old English stān; cognate with Dutch steen, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains; akin to Greek stī́a pebble, Latin stīria icicle; (v.) Middle English stanen, stonen, derivative of the noun; (adj. and adv.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

Related forms
ston·a·ble, stone·a·ble, adjective
stone·less, adjective
stone·less·ness, noun
stone·like, adjective
ston·er, noun
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un·ston·a·ble, adjective
un·stone·a·ble, adjective
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Can be confused: boulder, cobblestone, granule, pebble, rock, stone.
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World English Dictionary
Stones (stəʊnz)
 
—pl n
the. See Rolling Stones

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Main Entry:  stones
Part of Speech:  n pl
Definition:  testicles, implying also gumption, courage, and moral strength
Usage:  euphemism, slang
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Word Origin & History

stone
c.1200, "to pelt with stones," from stone (n.). Stoned "drunk, intoxicated with narcotics" is 1930s slang; stoner "stuporous person" is from 1960s.
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Medical Dictionary

stone (stōn)
n.
See calculus.

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Science Dictionary
stone   (stōn)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Rock, especially when used in construction.

  2. The hard, woody inner layer (the endocarp) of a drupe such as a cherry or peach. Not in scientific use.

  3. See calculus.


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Slang Dictionary

stone definition


  1. mod.
    completely; totally. : This lecture is stone dull.
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stones definition


  1. n.
    the testicles. (Also a Standard English euphemism. See also rocks.) : He got hit in the stones.
  2. mod.
    courage; bravado. (The same as balls sense 3.) : Come on, Willy, show some stones!
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