Stone

Frequent family name

Stone is a piece of rock, or rock as a material.

Stones range from pebbles to boulders, and the word appears in compounds describing specific types: cobblestone, flagstone, gemstone.

As a verb, to stone someone is to pelt them with stones, historically as a form of execution.

Stone also means to remove the pit from a fruit.

As an adjective or adverb, stone intensifies: stone cold, stone deaf.

In British usage, a stone is a unit of weight equal to fourteen pounds.

rock

boulder

Large weathered stone

pebbleWater-smoothed small rock
cobbleWorn stone for paths
gravelLoose small rock fragments

granite · marble · slate · flint · quarry · geode · mineral · sediment · ignite · metamorphic

weight

pound

Weight, strike, or kennel

measurementDetermining size or amount
BritishOf the United Kingdom
imperialRelating to supreme rule

fourteen · heaviness · scale · traditional · unit · mass

building

masonry

Building with mortared blocks

mortarGrinding bowl or binder
brickFired clay building unit
ashlarPrecision-cut building stone

rubble · wall · foundation · facade · cathedral · castle · monument · quarried · hewn · carved

gem

diamond

Crystallized carbon gemstone

rubyPrecious red gemstone
emeraldGreen precious beryl
sapphireBlue precious corundum

opal · amethyst · jade · turquoise · garnet · topaz · carat · facet · cut · setting

fruit

pit

Fruit's hard seed

drupeSeed-bearing fleshy fruit
peachFuzzy stone fruit
cherryRed stone fruit

plum · apricot · olive · mango · avocado · date · nectarine · lychee · kernel · seed

medical

kidney

Blood-filtering organ

gallbladderBile storage organ
calculusMathematical analysis system
calciumElement twenty, builds bones

uric · lithotripsy · ureter · bladder · obstruction · crystalline · painful · passing · dissolve · flush

action

throw

Propel by arm motion

hurlThrow with great force
castPerformers, throw, or splint
peltFur-bearing animal skin

biblical · execution · mob · punishment · projectile

Stone

boulder

pound

masonry

diamond

pit

kidney

throw

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