stone
🇺🇸
/stəʊn/
🇬🇧
/stəʊn/
noun
A2
A natural solid material found in the earth, used in construction.
The ancient castle was made of large stone blocks.
A2
A small piece of rock.
He picked up a stone and threw it into the river.
A2
A shaped piece of stone used for a specific purpose.
The monument is made of carved stone.
R
A precious or semi-precious stone used in jewelry.
The necklace features a large, sparkling stone.
R
The hard center part of some fruits that contains the seed.
I removed the stone from the plum before eating it.
R
A hard mass that forms in the body, like a kidney stone.
He had to go to the hospital for his kidney stones.
R
A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds.
He is twenty stone, which is quite heavy.
verb
R
To throw stones as a form of protest or attack.
Protesters stoned the building to express their anger.
R
To remove the stone from a fruit.
She stones the olives before making the salad.
translation
A natural solid material found in the earth, used in construction.; A small piece of rock.; A shaped piece of stone used for a specific purpose.; A precious or semi-precious stone used in jewelry.; The hard center part of some fruits that contains the seed.; A hard mass that forms in the body, like a kidney stone.; A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds.
To throw stones as a form of protest or attack.; To remove the stone from a fruit.
Word Forms
3rd Present
stones
Past
stoned
Perfect
stoned
Progressive
stoning
Plural
stones