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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