Meaning of 'stone'

adjective

of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

noun

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

Example: "I wanted a special stone to mark the site."

noun

a lack of feeling or expression or movement

Example: "You'd have to have a heart of stone to ignore the display of adoptable puppies."

noun

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

Synonyms: rock

noun

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: pit endocarp

noun

an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body

noun

material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

Synonyms: rock

noun

a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

Synonyms: gem gemstone

verb

remove the pits from

Synonyms: pit

verb

kill by throwing stones at

Example: "People wanted to stone the child's parents for living out of wedlock."

Synonyms: lapidate