| NOUN | object | stone, rock | a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter |
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| artifact | stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose | |
| substance | stone, rock | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust | |
| substance | stone, gem, gemstone | a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry | |
| quantity | stone | an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body | |
| plant | stone, pit, endocarp | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed | |
| person | Stone, Harlan Stone, Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stone | United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) | |
| person | Stone, Oliver Stone | United States filmmaker (born in 1946) | |
| person | Stone, Lucy Stone | United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) | |
| person | Stone, I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stone | United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) | |
| person | Stone, Harlan Fiske Stone | United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946) | |
| person | Stone, Edward Durell Stone | United States architect (1902-1978) | |
| attribute | stone | a lack of feeling or expression / expression or movement | |
| VERB | contact | stone, lapidate | kill by throwing stones / stones at |
| change | stone, pit | remove the pits from | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | stone | of any of various dull tannish or grey colors |
| Sounds | stow'n | |
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| Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... | |
| Meaning | Of any of various dull tannish or grey colors. | |
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| Broader | chromatic | Being or having or characterized by hue |
| Spanish | pétreo | |
| Catalan | petri | |
| Meaning | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose. | |
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| Example | "he wanted a special stone to mark the site" | |
| Instances | Blarney Stone | A stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it |
| Narrower | ashlar | A rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes |
| capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher | A stone that forms the top of wall or building | |
| cornerstone | A stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls | |
| cornerstone | A stone in the exterior of a large and important building | |
| foundation stone | A stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building | |
| gravestone, headstone, tombstone | A stone that is used to mark a grave | |
| grindstone | A revolving stone shaped like a disk | |
| hearthstone | A stone that forms a hearth | |
| millstone | One of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain | |
| monolith | A single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) | |
| paving stone | A stone used for paving | |
| springer, impost | The lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs | |
| stele, stela | An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings | |
| whetstone | A flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives | |
| Broader | building material | material used for constructing buildings |
| Spanish | sillar | |
| Catalan | carreu, pedra | |
| Meaning | A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry. | |
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| Example | "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones" | |
| Synonyms | gem, gemstone | |
| Part of | jewelry, jewellery | An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) |
| Narrower | cabochon | A highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets |
| opaque gem | A gemstone that is opaque | |
| transparent gem | A gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion | |
| Broader | crystal | A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure |
| Spanish | gema, joya, piedra preciosa | |
| Catalan | gemma, pedra preciosa | |
| Meaning | An avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds. | |
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| Example | "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone" | |
| Part of | quarter | A quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
| Parts | pound, lb | 16 ounces avoirdupois |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | avoirdupois unit | Any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights |
| Meaning | The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed. | |
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| Example | "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" | |
| Synonyms | pit, endocarp | |
| Narrower | cherry stone | The stone seed of a cherry |
| peach pit | The stone seed of a peach | |
| Broader | pericarp, seed vessel | The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
| Spanish | endocarpio, endocarpo, hueso | |
| Catalan | endocarpi, pinyol | |
| Adjectives | stony | showing unfeeling resistance to tender / tender feelings |
| Verbs | stone | remove the pits from |
| Meaning | United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946). | |
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| Synonyms | Harlan Stone, Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stone | |
| Instance of | chief justice | The judge who presides over a supreme court |
| Meaning | United States filmmaker (born in 1946). | |
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| Synonym | Oliver Stone | |
| Instance of | film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker | A producer of motion pictures |
| Spanish | Oliver Stone | |
| Catalan | Oliver Stone | |
| Meaning | United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893). | |
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| Synonym | Lucy Stone | |
| Instance of | feminist, women's rightist, women's liberationist, libber | A supporter of feminism |
| suffragist | An advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) | |
| Spanish | Lucy Stone, Stone | |
| Catalan | Lucy Stone | |
| Meaning | United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989). | |
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| Synonyms | I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stone | |
| Instance of | journalist | A writer for newspapers and magazines |
| Catalan | Stone | |
| Meaning | United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946). | |
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| Synonym | Harlan Fiske Stone | |
| Instance of | jurist, legal expert | A legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations |
| Spanish | Harlan Fiske Stone | |
| Catalan | Harlan Fiske Stone | |
| Meaning | United States architect (1902-1978). | |
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| Synonym | Edward Durell Stone | |
| Instance of | architect, designer | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) |
| Spanish | Edward Durell Stone, Stone | |
| Meaning | A lack of feeling or expression / expression or movement. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness | A lack of affection or enthusiasm |
| Adjectives | stony | showing unfeeling resistance to tender / tender feelings |
| Meaning | kill by throwing stones / stones at. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to stone the prisoners | |
| Example | "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock" | |
| Synonym | lapidate | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Spanish | apedrear, lapidar | |
| Catalan | lapidar | |
| Nouns | stone | a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter |
| stone | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust | |
| stoner | an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill) | |
| stoning | the act of pelting with stones | |
| Meaning | remove the pits from. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | pit | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | deshuesar, despepitar | |
| Catalan | espinyolar | |
| Nouns | stone | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed |
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