stone (
http://definr.com/stone)
adj 1: of or relating to or made of stone; "a stone house"
2: of any of various dull tannish-gray colors
n 1: a lump of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock
at me" [syn:
rock]
2: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those
making up the Earth's crust [syn:
rock]
3: 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"
4: a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
[syn:
gem,
gemstone]
5: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some
fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that
contains the seed [syn:
pit,
endocarp]
6: (British) an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of
a human body; equal to 14 pounds
7: United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn:
Stone, {Oliver
Stone}]
8: United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) [syn:
Stone,
Lucy Stone]
9: United States journalist who advocated liberal causes
(1907-1989) [syn:
Stone,
I. F. Stone, {Isidor
Feinstein Stone}]
10: United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme
Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946) [syn:
Stone, {Harlan
Fiske Stone}]
11: United States architect (1902-1978) [syn:
Stone, {Edward
Durell Stone}]
12: a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts;
found in hollow organs or ducts of the body [syn:
calculus,
concretion]
13: a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a
heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
v 1: kill by throwing stones at; "Adulterers should be stoned
according to the Koran" [syn:
lapidate]
2: remove the pits from, as of certain fruit such as peaches
[syn:
pit]