What does Stone mean?
Definitions for Stone
stoʊnstone
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Stone.
Princeton's WordNet
rock, stonenoun
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
"he threw a rock at me"
stonenoun
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"
rock, stonenoun
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"
gem, gemstone, stonenoun
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"
stonenoun
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"
stone, pit, endocarpnoun
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"
Stone, Harlan Stone, Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stonenoun
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
Stone, Oliver Stonenoun
United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
Stone, Lucy Stonenoun
United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)
Stone, I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stonenoun
United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
Stone, Harlan Fiske Stonenoun
United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
Stone, Edward Durell Stonenoun
United States architect (1902-1978)
stoneadjective
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
"he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
stoneverb
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
stone, lapidateverb
kill by throwing stones at
"People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"
pit, stoneverb
remove the pits from
"pit plums and cherries"
Wiktionary
stonenoun
A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.
stonenoun
A small piece of stone.
stonenoun
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
stonenoun
(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
stonenoun
The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
a peach stone
stonenoun
A hard, stone-like deposit.
kidney stone
stonenoun
A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
stonenoun
A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
stoneverb
To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
stoneverb
To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
stoneverb
To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
stoneverb
To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
stoneadverb
As a stone (used with following adjective).
My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold.
stoneadverb
Absolutely, completely (used with following adjective).
I went stone crazy after she left.
stoneadjective
Constructed of stone.
stone walls
stoneadjective
Having the appearance of stone.
stone pot
stoneadjective
Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
stoneadjective
Used as an intensifier.
She is one stone fox.
stoneadjective
Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
stone butch; stone femme
Etymology: From Middle English stone, ston, stan, from Old English stān, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (compare Dutch steen, German Stein, Danish and Swedish sten, Norwegian stein), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ("to stiffen") (compare Russian стена́ (stená, " wall"), Ancient Greek στία (stía, " pebble"), στέαρ (stéar, " tallow"), Persian ستون (sotūn, " pillar"), Albanian shtëng ("hardened or pressed matter"), Sanskrit स्त्यायते (styāyate, " it hardens")).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stoneadjective
Made of stone.
Present her at the leet,
Because she bought stone jugs, and no seal’d quarts. William Shakespeare.STONEnoun
1.Stones are bodies insipid, hard, not ductile or malleable, nor soluble in water. John Woodward Meth. Foss.
Etymology: stains, Gothick; stan , Saxon; steen, Dutch.
We understand by the term stones fossile bodies, solid, not ductile under the hammer, fixed in the fire, not easily melted in it, and not to be dissolved by water. Stones are arranged under two distinct series, the softer and the harder. Of the softer stones there are three general distinctions.
1. The soliaceous or flaky, as talk.
2. The fibrose, as the asbestus.
3. The granulated, as the gypsum. Of the harder stones there are also three general distinctions.
1. The opake stones, as limestone.
2. The semi-pellucid, as agate.
3. The pellucid, as crystal and the gems. John Hill, Mat. Med.Should I go to church, and see the holy edifice of stone,
And not bethink me strait of dang’rous rocks! William Shakespeare.The English used the stones to reinforce the pier. John Hayward.
He shall bring forth the head stone with shoutings. Zech. iv.
I thought I saw
Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,
Inestimable stones, unvalu’d jewels. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.Lend me a looking-glass;
If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,
Why then she lives. William Shakespeare.A specifick remedy for preventing of the stone I take to be the constant use of alehoof-ale. William Temple.
A gentleman supposed his difficulty in urining proceeded from the stone. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
To make fruits without core or stone is a curiosity. Francis Bacon.
Does Wood think that we will sell him a stone of wool for his counters? Jonathan Swift.
What need you be so boist’rous rough?
I will not struggle, I will stand stone still. William Shakespeare, K. John.And there lies Whacum by my side,
Stone dead, and in his own blood dy’d. Hudibras.The fellow held his breath, and lay stone still, as if he was dead. Roger L'Estrange.
She had got a trick of holding her breath, and lying at her length for stone dead. Roger L'Estrange.
The cottages having taken a country-dance together, had been all out, and stood stone still with amazement. Alexander Pope.
Women, that left no stone unturn’d
In which the cause might be concern’d,
Brought in their children’s spoons and whistles,
To purchase swords, carbines, and pistols. Hudibras.He crimes invented, left unturn’d no stone
To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. Dryden.To Stoneverb
Etymology: from the noun.
These people be almost ready to stone me. Ex. xvii. 4.
Crucifixion was a punishment unknown to the Jewish laws, among whom the stoning to death was the punishment for blasphemy. , Sermons.
Oh perjur’d woman! thou do’st stone my heart;
And mak’st me call what I intend to do,
A murder, which I thought a sacrifice. William Shakespeare, Othello.
Wikipedia
Stone
In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the asthenosphere. The study of rocks involves multiple subdisciplines of geology, including petrology and mineralogy. It may be limited to rocks found on Earth, or it may include planetary geology that studies the rocks of other celestial objects. Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools in the Earth's crust, or lava cools on the ground surface or the seabed. Sedimentary rocks are formed by diagenesis and lithification of sediments, which in turn are formed by the weathering, transport, and deposition of existing rocks. Metamorphic rocks are formed when existing rocks are subjected to such high pressures and temperatures that they are transformed without significant melting. Humanity has made use of rocks since the earliest humans. This early period, called the Stone Age, saw the development of many stone tools. Stone was then used as a major component in the construction of buildings and early infrastructure. Mining developed to extract rocks from the Earth and obtain the minerals within them, including metals. Modern technology has allowed the development of new man-made rocks and rock-like substances, such as concrete.
ChatGPT
stone
A stone is a hard, solid, inanimate, and naturally occurring material composed of minerals or mineral-like substances, typically used for construction, decorative purposes, or as a medium for sculpture. Stones can vary in size, shape, color, and texture, and are commonly found in nature, such as in mountains, riverbeds, or quarries.
Webster Dictionary
Stonenoun
concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones
Stonenoun
a precious stone; a gem
Stonenoun
something made of stone. Specifically: -
Stonenoun
the glass of a mirror; a mirror
Stonenoun
a monument to the dead; a gravestone
Stonenoun
a calculous concretion, especially one in the kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus
Stonenoun
one of the testes; a testicle
Stonenoun
the hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a cherry or peach. See Illust. of Endocarp
Stonenoun
a weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice varies with the article weighed
Stonenoun
fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness; insensibility; as, a heart of stone
Stonenoun
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; -- called also imposing stone
Stonenoun
to pelt, beat, or kill with stones
Stonenoun
to make like stone; to harden
Stonenoun
to free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins
Stonenoun
to wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar
Stonenoun
to rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone
Etymology: [OE. ston, stan, AS. stn; akin to OS. & OFries. stn, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. , , a pebble. 167. Cf. Steen.]
Wikidata
Stone
Stone is an old market town in Staffordshire, England, situated about 7 miles north of Stafford, and around 7 miles south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is the second town, after Stafford itself, in the Borough of Stafford, and has long been of importance from the point of view of communications. Stone gave its name to both an urban district council and a rural district council before becoming part of the borough in 1974. In 2001 it had a population of 14,555.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stone
stōn, n. a hard mass of earthy or mineral matter, the hard material of which rock consists: a piece of rock of a certain size or form, or for a particular purpose, as grindstone, millstone, &c.: a precious stone or gem, a crystal mirror: a tombstone: a concretion formed in the bladder: a hard shell containing the seed of some fruits: a standard weight of 14 lb. avoirdupois (other stones occur, as that of 24 lb. for wool, 22 lb. for hay, 16 lb. for cheese, &c.): torpor and insensibility.—adj. made of stone, or of stoneware.—v.t. to pelt with stones: to free from stones: to wall with stones.—n. Stone′-age, the condition of a people using stone as the material for the cutting-tools and weapons which, in a higher condition of culture, were made of metals.—adj. Stone′-blind, as blind as a stone, perfectly blind.—ns. Stone′-boil′ing, a primitive method of making water boil by putting hot stones in it; Stone′-bow, a crossbow for shooting stones: a children's catapult; Stone′-brash, a soil made up of finely-broken rock; Stone′-break, the meadow-saxifrage; Stone′-break′er, one who, or that which, breaks stones, a stone-crushing machine; Stone′-bruise, a bruise caused by a stone, esp. on the sole of the foot from walking barefooted; Stone′-cast, Stone's′-cast, Stone′-shot, Stone's′-throw, the distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand; Stone′chat, Stone′chatter, Stone′clink, one of the most common of the British Turdidæ, smaller than the redbreast—the Wheat-ear is the true stonechat.—n.pl. Stone′-cir′cles, or Circles of Standing Stones, popularly but erroneously called Druidical Circles in Britain, and Cromlechs in France, consist of unhewn stones set up at intervals round the circumference of a circular area usually of level ground.—n. Stone′-coal, mineral coal, as opposed to charcoal: any hard coal, anthracite.—adj. Stone′-cold, cold as a stone.—n. Stone′-col′our, the colour of stone, grayish.—adj. Stone′-col′oured.—ns. Stone′-cor′al, massive coral, as distinguished from branching or tree coral; Stone′crop, the wall-pepper, Sedum acre; Stone′-curlew, a large species of plover; Stone′-cut′ter, one whose occupation is to hew stone; Stone′-cut′ting, the business of hewing and carving stones for walls, monuments, &c.—adjs. Stoned, containing stones; Stone′-dead, lifeless; Stone′-deaf, quite deaf.—ns. Stone′-dress′er, one who prepares stones for building; Stone′-fal′con, a species of hawk or falcon which builds its nest among the rocks; Stone′-fly, a genus of insects typical of the order Plecoptera—several species are native to B
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
stone
The old term for a gun-flint.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STONE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stone is ranked #178 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stone surname appeared 153,329 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 52 would have the surname Stone.
85.9% or 131,786 total occurrences were White.
8.1% or 12,466 total occurrences were Black.
2.3% or 3,665 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 2,959 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 1,457 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.6% or 997 total occurrences were Asian.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Stone' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1313
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Stone' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1521
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Stone' in Nouns Frequency: #392
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Stone in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Stone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Stone in a Sentence
I think they were framing things in a way to Roger Stone as a villain to the jury.
Roger Stone has carefully crafted Roger Stone public image and sometimes that, I think, doesn't work in Roger Stone favor, roger Stone's a victim of Roger Stone own reputation.
Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.
The beauty of your love-filled smile created a mark on the stone wall of my heart; I can erase it never.
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted in the field without becoming part of an edifice. (El Filibusterismo)
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- حجرArabic
- kámenCzech
- stenDanish
- SteinGerman
- πέτραGreek
- ŝtonoEsperanto
- piedraSpanish
- سنگPersian
- kiviFinnish
- pierreFrench
- पत्थरHindi
- kőHungarian
- քարArmenian
- batuIndonesian
- pietraItalian
- אבןHebrew
- 石Japanese
- ಕಲ್ಲುKannada
- 돌Korean
- lapidemLatin
- steenDutch
- steinNorwegian
- kamieńPolish
- pedraPortuguese
- piatrăRomanian
- каменьRussian
- stenSwedish
- கல்Tamil
- రాయిTelugu
- หินThai
- taşTurkish
- каміньUkrainian
- پتھرUrdu
- cục đáVietnamese
- שטייןYiddish
- 結石Chinese
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