| Noun | 1. | stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me"bedrock - solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil boulder, bowlder - a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin calculus, concretion - a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful" chondrite - a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules clastic rock - (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks crystallization, crystal - a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces intrusion - rock produced by an intrusive process 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 - (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock stepping stone - a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing tor - a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a 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) xenolith - (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded | |
| 2. | 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"material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" mineral - solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition quartzite - hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals road metal - broken rock used for repairing or making roads sial - the granite-like 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 caliche - nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru shingling - (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction 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 kind of sedimentary rock resembling limestone but consisting almost entirely of the mineral dolomite 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 hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material | |
| 3. | 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"ashlar - a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes Blarney Stone - a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it cornerstone - a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls cornerstone - a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies foundation stone - a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building grindstone - a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools 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) springer, impost - the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs stela, stele - an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings whetstone - a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives | |
| 4. | 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"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 convex-cut but unfaceted gem crystal - a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure transparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion | |
| 5. | 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" | |
| 6. | 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"lb, pound - 16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds" quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) | |
| 7. | Stone - United States filmmaker (born in 1946) | |
| 8. | Stone - United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) | |
| 9. | Stone - United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)journalist - a writer for newspapers and magazines | |
| 10. | Stone - United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946) | |
| 11. | Stone - United States architect (1902-1978)architect, designer - someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) | |
| 12. | stone - a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone" | |
| Verb | 1. | stone - kill by throwing stones at; "Adulterers should be stoned according to the Koran"kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | |
| 2. | stone - remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" | |
| Adj. | 1. | stone - of any of various dull tannish-gray colorschromatic - being or having or characterized by hue | |