stone

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A hard earthen substance that can form rocks

   A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.

   • Toad, that vnder cold ſtone, / Dayes and Nights ha’s thirty one: / Sweltred Venom ſleeping got, / Boyle thou firſt i’th’ charmed pot.
   • The first day of the weeke, commeth Mary Magdalene earely when it was yet darke, vnto the Sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the Sepulchre.
2. 2

   A piece of such material

   A piece of such material: a block of stone, rock or a pebble.

   • A railway station which formerly stood a few miles from Sydney has recently been demolished, stone by stone, and has been re-erected as a church in the Australian Capital Territory of Canberra, about 200 miles away.
3. 3

   A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

   • […]Ineſtimable Stones, vnvalewed Iewels[…]
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   1. 4

      A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various…

      A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.

      • British people measure their weight in stones and pounds. I weigh eight stone five.
      • Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6+¹⁄₂ tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. […] It is to be observed here that a sack is 13 tods, and a tod 28 pounds, so that the sack is 364 pounds.
      • Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stones.
   2. 5

      The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes

      The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

      • Near-synonym: pip
      • a peach stone
   3. 6

      A hard, stone-like deposit.

      • The pain of passing a larger stone is often compared to child birth.
   4. 7

      A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon…

      A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.

   5. 8

      A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

   6. 9

      A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled…

      A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.

   7. 10

      A monument to the dead

      A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.

      • Amid that scene, if ſome relenting eye Glance on the ſtone where our cold reliques lie.
      • It seems to me that when I die / These words will be written on my stone[…]
   8. 11

      A mirror, or its glass.

      • She's dead as earth: Lend me a Looking-glaſſe; / If that her breath will miſt or ſtaine the ſtone, / Why then ſhe liues.
   9. 12

      A testicle.

      • […]and yet I warrant it had vpon it brow, a bumpe as big as a young Cockrels ſtone?
      • Hee that is wounded in the ſtones, or hath his priuie member cut off, ſhall not enter into the Congregation of the Lord.
   10. 13

       A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange…

       A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.

       • The Chief called the makeup editor to the stone, pointed to the story which had caught his eye, and suggested a fairly simple remake.
   11. 14

       Constructed of stone.

       • stone walls
   12. 15

       Having the appearance of stone.

       • stone pot
   13. 16

       Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

   14. 17

       Used as an intensifier.

       • She is one stone fox.
       • Yeah, he's a stone fuck–up. But he's stand–up, too, don't forget that.
       • Of course the Torah rejects (*some*) sexual acts between members of the same sex. And of course it doesn't condemn gays and lesbians. Someone who doesn't realize that is a stone bigot to begin with.
   15. 18

       Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.

       • stone butch
       • stone femme
       • Lately I've read these stories by women who are so angry with stone lovers, even mocking their passion when they finally give way to trust, to being touched.
   16. 19

       As a stone (used with following adjective).

       • My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold.
   17. 20

       Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

       • I went stone crazy after she left.
       • I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind.
   18. 21

       To pelt with stones

       To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.

       • stoned to death
       • She got stoned to death after they found her.
   19. 22

       To wall or wall up with stones.

       • […] and since it was a rule of the French troops not to be a burden on the people along their route it could be that the advance guard dug and stoned the well for the troop's own special use.
   20. 23

       To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

   21. 24

       To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.

   22. 25

       Especially of cannabis or narcotics

       Especially of cannabis or narcotics: To intoxicate. (Usually in passive)

   23. 26

       To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when…

       To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.

       • I was stoning the whole of today.
       • Resume writing class lesson 2, stoning.
       • The Marina Barrage is a reservoir, but everyone goes there because the spacious greenery at the top is the perfect place for stoning, which is Singlish for hanging out and chilling.
   24. 27

       To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.

       • Before they did the setup on the machining center, they stoned the table to knock down any nicked burrs.
   25. 28

       An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived…

       An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.

   26. 29

       A male given name.

   27. 30

       A placename

       A placename:

The neighborhood

• synonymhard stone-like deposit
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