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1. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Stone
- diaz-calderon
- revolucion
- corporacion
- concepcion
- bourguignon
- unbeknown
- trombone
- romanone
- overthrown
- overgrown
- overblown
- morricone
- montrone
- homegrown
- cipollone
- calderon
- yarchoan
- stallone
- scavone
- postpone
- outgrown
- mcglone
- mccrone
- latrone
- hipbone
- dragone
- dethrone
- cyclone
- condone
- cadrone
How do you pronounce stone?
Pronounce stone as stoʊn.
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Sentences with stone
1. Noun, singular or mass
If you use a pencil make sure the color is dark enough to clearly see it against the stone.
Quotes about stone
1. I'm quite a confident person in many ways, but there's only so much you can hear about being compared to Hattie Jacques. For the record, she was a comedy goddess, but she was 25 stone. I hope I'm right in saying I'm not in any way nearly 25 stone.
- Miranda Hart
2. I wanted to write a very simple story about a boy, a wolf, a girl, a bear and a forest, so I thought I might set it in the past. I didn't realise that it went back to when I was 10: I used to love the Stone Age when I was a kid and wanted to live in it, and I got rid of my bed and slept on the floor, but I didn't remember it.
- Michelle Paver
3. Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
- Ursula K. Le Guin
4. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose.
Synonyms
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. stone
verb. ['ˈstoʊn'] kill by throwing stones at.
Synonyms
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. stone
verb. ['ˈstoʊn'] remove the pits from.
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))