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Word: Stone
Speech Type: Noun
Old English stān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in stone (sense 1 of the verb))
stəʊn
hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material
Short Definition:hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made
Examples:- the houses are built of stone
- high stone walls
a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation
Short Definition:piece of stone shaped for purpose
Examples:- a memorial stone
- boundary stones
a hard seed in a cherry, plum, peach, and some other fruits.
Short Definition:hard seed in cherry, plum, peach
a unit of weight equal to 14 lb (6.35 kg)
Short Definition:unit of weight equal to 14 lb
Examples:- I weighed 10 stone
a natural shade of whitish or brownish-grey
Short Definition:natural shade of whitish or brownish-grey
Examples:- stone stretch trousers
Word: Stone
Speech Type: Verb
stəʊn
throw stones at
Short Definition:throw stones at
Examples:- three vehicles were stoned and torched
- two people were stoned to death
remove the stone from (a fruit).
Short Definition:remove stone from
build, face, or pave with stone
Short Definition:build, face, or pave with stone
Examples:- the honey-stoned, eighteenth-century city
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