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stones
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Definitions ofstones
1noun
- 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
- The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
Example: "a peach stone"
- A hard, stone-like deposit.
Example: "kidney stone"
- A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
- A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
- A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
- A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
- A mirror, or its glass.
- A testicle of an animal.
- 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; also called imposing stone.
1verb
- 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.
- To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
- To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
- To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
1noun
- Testicles; balls.
- Courage.
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