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stone

/stəʊ̯n/ noun

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In Latin: lapis, petra Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stone at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter.
    he threw a rock at me
  2. 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
  3. Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.
    that mountain is solid rock

verb

  1. Kill by throwing stones at.
    People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock
  2. Remove the pits from.
    pit plums and cherries

adjective

  1. Of any of various dull tannish or grey colors.

Origin

From Middle English ston, stone, stan, from Old English stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”).

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