stone
nouns
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
"he threw a rock at me"
is derived from
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"
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"
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"
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"
domain region
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
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"
is derived from
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
"he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
a lack of affection or enthusiasm
"a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
verbs
kill by throwing stones at
"People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"
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