n.
- hard, solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made.
▸a small piece of stone found on the ground.
▸a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration or demarcation.
▸Astronomy a meteorite made of rock, as opposed to metal.
▸Medicine a gallstone or kidney stone; a calculus.
- a gem.
- a hard seed in a cherry, plum, peach, etc.
(pl. same)
Brit. a unit of weight equal to 14 lb (6.35 kg).- a whitish or brownish-grey colour.
v.
- throw stones at in order to injure or kill.
- remove the stone from (a fruit).
- build, face, or pave with stone.
adv.
extremely or totally:
stone cold.
Phrase
- be written
(or carved or set)
in stone
be fixed and unchangeable. - leave no stone unturned
try every possible course of action in order to achieve something. - a stone's throw
a short distance.
Derivative
Etymology
OE stān (n.), of Gmc origin.