Definitions for stones
stones

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1. Stonesnoun

   The Rolling Stones, a very successful British rock band formed in the 1960s, still together in the 21st century

2. stonesnoun

   testicles, balls

3. stonesnoun

   Plural form of stone.

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1. Stones

   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.

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1. Stones

   Stones is the seventh studio album by Neil Diamond, recorded and released in 1971. It was one of the biggest hit recordings of his career. The conductors and arrangers were Lee Holdridge, Marty Paich and Larry Muhoberac. Early copies of the LP album featured a picture label and a unique version of the cover with a button-string style closure on the back. The cover itself was styled as an envelope that opened from the top. This was later abandoned and replaced with a standard side-opening sleeve.

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1. STONES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stones is ranked #33499 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stones surname appeared 681 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stones.
   
   77.2% or 526 total occurrences were White.
   17.6% or 120 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stones' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3067

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'stones' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3918

Anagrams for stones »

1. onsets

2. seston

3. setons

4. stenos

How to pronounce stones?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say stones in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stones in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stones in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of stones in a Sentence

1. Henri Poincare:

   Science is facts just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.

2. Rabindranath Tagore:

   While God waits for His temple to be built of love, Men bring stones.

3. Scott Selby:

   The gold and smaller stones are easy to sell, the big stones, especially the one on her engagement ring, are next to impossible to sell. They will likely have to break it into smaller stones and so lose most of its value.

4. Sjoerd Olrichs:

   To me it's not about seeing the Rolling Stones. It's about seeing the Rolling Stones in Cuba. It's special for the Cuban people.

5. Henri Poincare:

   Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.

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