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[stəʊn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material
(e.g: the houses are built of stone)
- a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation
(e.g: a memorial stone)
- a hard seed in a cherry, plum, peach, and some other fruits
- a unit of weight equal to 14 lb (6.35 kg)
(e.g: I weighed 10 stone)
- a natural shade of whitish or brownish-grey
(e.g: stone stretch trousers)
Phrases:
- a stone's throw
- be set in stone
- cast the first stone
- leave no stone unturned
- stone the crows!
- the stone end
Origin
:
Old English stān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in stone)
[stəʊn], (Verb)
Definitions:
- throw stones at
(e.g: three vehicles were stoned and torched)
- remove the stone from (a fruit)
- build, face, or pave with stone
(e.g: the honey-stoned, eighteenth-century city)
Phrases:
- a stone's throw
- be set in stone
- cast the first stone
- leave no stone unturned
- stone the crows!
- the stone end
Origin
:
Old English stān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in stone)
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