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STONE

(noun, adj.sat, verb, adj., adverb)
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There are 22 meanings of the word Stone.

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Stone - as a noun

United states architect (1902-1978)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
edward durell stone

Building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose

Example: "He wanted a special stone to mark the site"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
building material
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

United states jurist who was named chief justice of the united states supreme court in 1941 by franklin d. roosevelt (1872-1946)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
harlan f. stoneharlan fisk stoneharlan stone

United states filmmaker (born in 1946)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
oliver stone

United states feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
lucy stone

A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

Example: "He had the gem set in a ring for his wife"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
gem6gemstone11
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
crystal12
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

United states journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
i. f. stoneisidor feinstein stone

An avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds

Example: "A heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"

The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

Example: "You should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
endocarp13pit5
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
pericarp14seed vessel
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A lack of feeling or expression or movement

Example: "He must have a heart of stone"

Stone - as an adjective satellite

Of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

Stone - as a verb

Kill by throwing stones at

Example: "People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
lapidate11

Remove the pits from

Example: "Pit plums and cherries"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pit5

Stone - as an adjective

Constructed of stone.

Example: "Stone walls"

Having the appearance of stone.

Example: "Stone pot"

Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

Used as an intensifier.

Example: "She is one stone fox."

Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.

Example: "Stone butch; stone femme"

Stone - as an adverb

As a stone (used with following adjective).

Example: "My father is stone deaf. this soup is stone cold."

Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

Example: "I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind."

Example Sentences

"She skipped a stone across the surface of the lake."
"The monument was made out of solid stone."
"He found a beautiful stone on the beach."
"She tripped on a loose stone in the pathway."
"The stone hit the window and shattered it."
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Word Game Points

Is STONE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, stone is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

STONE has a SCRABBLE points total of 5.

Is STONE a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, stone is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
STONE has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 6.

Is STONE a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, stone is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
STONE has a WORDFEUD points total of 5.

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