stone
Definition of stone:
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part of speech: noun
Any loose mass of earthy matter of considerable hardness; a mineral; a gem; a morbid secretion formed in the bladder; the disease so called; a testicle; the hard kernel of a fruit; a weight of 14 lb.; a weight varying in amount; insensibility.
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part of speech: noun
A hard mass of earthy or mineral matter: a precious stone or gem: a tombstone: a concretion formed in the bladder: a hard shell containing the seed of some fruits: a standard weight of 14 lbs. avoirdupois: torpor and insensibility.
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part of speech: adjective
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part of speech: verb
To pelt or kill with stones; to free from stones, as fruit; to face with stones.
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part of speech: verb
To pelt with stones: to free from stones: to wall with stones.
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Common misspellings:
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- stonr (2.7%)
- stome (8.2%)
- stoen (4.1%)
- sone (16.4%)
- ston (32.9%)
- stne (2.7%)
- stobe (2.7%)
- stoney (5.5%)
- stown (2.7%)
- stoe (4.1%)
- stoone (2.7%)
- stione (5.5%)
- strone (2.7%)
- stine (1.4%)
- tonne (1.4%)
- sont (1.4%)
- cstone (2.7%)
Usage examples for stone:
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" I know now who threw the stone which hit you on the head.
"Jess of the Rebel Trail" – H. A. Cody -
When you dream something, you don't want to come true, you ought to tell it to some one- better to a stone than to no one.
"Hadda Padda" – Godmunder Kamban -
One day, a dog coming towards him, he took up a big stone threw it, and hit the dog.
"Character" – Samuel Smiles -
The children sat down again side by side on the stone bench, with their heads close together, and Fani took something out of his pocket which they both examined carefully.
"Gritli's Children" – Johanna Spyri
