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stone
Part of speech: NounHard earthy or mineral matter; rock; a gem; as, a precious stone; the hard covering of the kernel of certain fruits; as, a peach stone; in Great Britain, a weight of varying value, usually fourteen pounds avoirdupois.
Part of speech: VerbTo pelt or kill by hurling pieces of rock at; remove the stones, or pits, from; as, to stone cherries.
Part of speech: AdjectiveMade of stone or earthenware; as, a stone jar.
Usage examples "stone":- " This stone is most strong," he said. - "The Faery Tales of Weir", Anna McClure Sholl.
- And they lived at Natsivilik, the place where there is a great stone on which men lay out meat. - "Eskimo Folktales", Unknown.
- " If you keep the thing much longer," said Balivan, " you'll have nothing left but the stone." - "San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams", Charles Paul de Kock.