Noun
stone -
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
building material material used for constructing buildings
ashlar a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes
coping stone ,
capstone ,
copestone ,
stretcher a stone that forms the top of wall or building
cornerstone a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
cornerstone a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
foundation stone a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building
gravestone ,
tombstone ,
headstone a stone that is used to mark a grave
grindstone a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
hearthstone a stone that forms a hearth
millstone one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
monolith a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)
paving stone a stone used for paving
impost ,
springer a cow about to give birth
stela ,
stele an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
stone -
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
pit ,
endocarp
pericarp ,
seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
peach pit the stone seed of a peach
stone -
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"
avoirdupois unit any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
quarter clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
britain ,
u.k. ,
uk ,
united kingdom ,
united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland ,
great britain a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
stone -
a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone" ; "her face was as hard as stone"
chilliness ,
iciness ,
coldness ,
frigidity ,
frigidness ,
coolness the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning"
Stone -
United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)
Lucy Stone
Stone -
United States architect (1902-1978)
Edward Durell Stone
Stone -
United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
Harlan Fiske Stone
Stone -
United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
I. F. Stone ,
Isidor Feinstein Stone
Stone -
United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
Oliver Stone
Stone -
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
Harlan Stone ,
Harlan F. Stone ,
Harlan Fisk Stone
stone -
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; "that mountain is solid rock" ; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
rock
material ,
stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials" ; "useful teaching materials"
quartzite hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals
road metal broken rock used for repairing or making roads
sedimentary rock rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
sial the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum
sima rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium
metamorphic rock rock altered by pressure and heat
crushed rock ,
gravel rock fragments and pebbles
caliche nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru
shingling the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"
pumice ,
pumice stone a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
aphanite fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye
claystone fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles
dolomite a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer
emery rock ,
emery stone a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones
pudding stone ,
conglomerate a composite rock made up of particles of varying size
fieldstone stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material
greisen a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica
calc-tufa ,
tufa a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime
magma molten rock in the earth's crust
igneous rock rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
limestone a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
marble a small ball of glass that is used in various games
stone -
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"
rock
natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man
achondrite a stony meteor lacking chondrules
bedrock solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
bowlder ,
boulder a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
calculus ,
concretion the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
chondrite a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules
clastic rock (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
crystallization ,
crystal a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation
intrusion entrance by force or without permission or welcome
outcrop ,
outcropping ,
rock outcrop the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
pebble a small smooth rounded rock
petrifaction a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
sill structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
stepping stone any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches"
tor a high rocky hill
wall rock a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault
whinstone ,
whin any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)
stone -
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife" ; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
gem ,
gemstone
crystal a protective cover that protects the face of a watch
jewellery ,
jewelry an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
cabochon a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets
opaque gem a gemstone that is opaque
Verb
stone -
kill by throwing stones at; "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"
lapidate
kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods"
stone -
remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
pit
take away ,
remove ,
withdraw ,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
Adjective
stone -
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
