stone

stone
stone [stōn]
n.
[ME < OE stan, akin to Du steen, Ger stein < IE base * stāi-, to become thick, compress, stiffen > L stiria, a drop (< stilla), Gr stear, tallow]
1. the hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is composed
2. a piece of rock of relatively small size
3. a piece of rock shaped or finished for some purpose; specif.,
a) a large, solid piece used in building; also, such pieces collectively
b) a paving block
c) a gravestone or memorial
d) a boundary mark or milestone
e) a grindstone or whetstone
4. something that resembles a small stone; specif.,
a) a hailstone
b) the stonelike seed of certain fruits, as of a date
c) the hard endocarp and the enclosed seed of a drupe, as of a peach
d) Archaic a testicle
5. short for PRECIOUS
6. pl. stone Brit. a unit of weight, equal to 14 pounds (6.3503 kilograms): abbrev. st
7. Med. an abnormal stony mass formed in the body, esp. in a kidney or gallbladder
8.
a) Printing a table with a smooth top, originally of stone, on which page forms are composed
b) a surface incised or engraved with a design or text to be lithographed
vt.
stoned, stoning
1. to throw stones at; esp., to kill by pelting with stones
2. to furnish, pave, line, etc. with stones
3. to polish, sharpen, etc. with a stone
4. to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry, etc.)
adj.
1. of stone or stoneware
2. [cf. STONE-] Slang complete, utter, thoroughgoing, etc. [a stone genius]
adv.
completely, thoroughly, etc. [stone sober]
——————
leave no stone unturned
to do everything possible
stoner
n.

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