stone

stone is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /stəʊn/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /stoʊn/

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Noun

Singular stone

Plural stones

A building made of stones

1. (countable) A stone is a hard, solid piece of earth.

   I do not have a hammer but I will use a stone to hammer the nail.

Verb

Plain form stone

Third-person singular stones

Past tense stoned

Past participle stoned

Present participle stoning

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Related words and phrases

birthstone cast the first stone cobblestone cornerstone headstone keystone kidney stone kill two birds with one stone leave no stone unturned milestone rhinestone

rolling stone Rosetta Stone stepping stone Stone Age stone cold stoned Stonehenge stoner stonewall touchstone