rock, stone (noun)

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

"he threw a rock at me"

stone (noun)

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

"he wanted a special stone to mark the site"

rock, stone (noun)

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

"that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"

gem, gemstone, stone (noun)

a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

"he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"

stone (noun)

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

"a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"

stone, pit, endocarp (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

"you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"

Stone, Harlan Stone, Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stone (noun)

United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)

Stone, Oliver Stone (noun)

United States filmmaker (born in 1946)

Stone, Lucy Stone (noun)

United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)

Stone, I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stone (noun)

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

Stone, Harlan Fiske Stone (noun)

United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)

Stone, Edward Durell Stone (noun)

United States architect (1902-1978)

stone (adj)

a lack of feeling or expression or movement

"he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"

stone (verb)

of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

stone, lapidate (verb)

kill by throwing stones at

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

pit, stone (verb)

remove the pits from

"pit plums and cherries"

stone (Noun)

A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.

stone (Noun)

A small piece of stone.

stone (Noun)

A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

stone (Noun)

(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone 6.3503 kilograms

stone (Noun)

The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

stone (Noun)

A hard, stone-like deposit.

stone (Noun)

A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.

stone (Noun)

A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.

stone (Verb)

To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.

stone (Verb)

To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

stone (Verb)

To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.

stone (Verb)

To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)

stone (Adverb)

As a stone (used with following adjective).

stone (Adverb)

Absolutely, completely (used with following adjective).

stone (Adjective)

Constructed of stone.

stone (Adjective)

Having the appearance of stone.

stone (Adjective)

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

stone (Adjective)

Used as an intensifier.

stone (Adjective)

Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.

Stone

Stone is an old market town in Staffordshire, England, situated about 7 miles north of Stafford, and around 7 miles south of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. It is the second town, after Stafford itself, in the Borough of Stafford, and has long been of importance from the point of view of communications. Stone gave its name to both an urban district council and a rural district council before becoming part of the borough in 1974. In 2001 it had a population of 14,555.

Stone

In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks form the Earth's outer solid layer, the crust, and most of its interior, except for the liquid outer core and pockets of magma in the asthenosphere. The study of rocks involves multiple subdisciplines of geology, including petrology and mineralogy. It may be limited to rocks found on Earth, or it may include planetary geology that studies the rocks of other celestial objects. Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks. Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools in the Earth's crust, or lava cools on the ground surface or the seabed. Sedimentary rocks are formed by diagenesis and lithification of sediments, which in turn are formed by the weathering, transport, and deposition of existing rocks. Metamorphic rocks are formed when existing rocks are subjected to such high pressures and temperatures that they are transformed without significant melting. Humanity has made use of rocks since the earliest humans. This early period, called the Stone Age, saw the development of many stone tools. Stone was then used as a major component in the construction of buildings and early infrastructure. Mining developed to extract rocks from the Earth and obtain the minerals within them, including metals. Modern technology has allowed the development of new man-made rocks and rock-like substances, such as concrete.