stone
/stɐʉn//stəʊn//stoʊn/noun
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A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
A small piece of stone, a pebble.
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
(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
verb
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To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
Example: She got stoned to death after they found her.
To wall with stones.
To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
adjective
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Constructed of stone.
Example: stone walls
Synonyms:stonenHaving the appearance of stone.
Example: stone pot
Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
Used as an intensifier.
Example: She is one stone fox.
adverb
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As a stone (used with following adjective).
Example: My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold.
Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).
Example: I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind.