stone

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