1. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter.
Synonyms
- petrifaction
- concretion
- outcrop
- sill
- outcropping
- stepping stone
- rock
- crystal
- clastic rock
- xenolith
- calculus
- crystallization
- chondrite
- whin
- whinstone
- boulder
- pebble
- intrusion
- rock outcrop
- tor
- natural object
- bedrock
- wall rock
- achondrite
Antonyms
- insubstantial
- immaterial
- insubstantiality
- unworldly
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Stone
- diaz-calderon
- revolucion
- corporacion
- concepcion
- bourguignon
- unbeknown
- trombone
- romanone
- overthrown
- overgrown
- overblown
- morricone
- montrone
- homegrown
- cipollone
- calderon
- yarchoan
- stallone
- scavone
- postpone
- outgrown
- mcglone
- mccrone
- latrone
- hipbone
- dragone
- dethrone
- cyclone
- condone
- cadrone
Example sentences of the word stone
1. Noun, singular or mass
If you use a pencil make sure the color is dark enough to clearly see it against the stone.
Quotes containing the word stone
1. I'm quite a confident person in many ways, but there's only so much you can hear about being compared to Hattie Jacques. For the record, she was a comedy goddess, but she was 25 stone. I hope I'm right in saying I'm not in any way nearly 25 stone.
- Miranda Hart
2. I wanted to write a very simple story about a boy, a wolf, a girl, a bear and a forest, so I thought I might set it in the past. I didn't realise that it went back to when I was 10: I used to love the Stone Age when I was a kid and wanted to live in it, and I got rid of my bed and slept on the floor, but I didn't remember it.
- Michelle Paver
3. Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.
- Ursula K. Le Guin
2. stone-dead
adjective. as lifeless as a stone.
Antonyms
- living
3. stone-gray
adjective. of the color of slate or granite.
Synonyms
- neutral
- slaty-grey
- stone-grey
- achromatic
- slate-gray
- slate-grey
- slaty
- slatey
Antonyms
- colorful
- subjective
- reactive
- positive
4. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose.
Synonyms
- monolith
- paving stone
- building material
- hearthstone
- impost
- cornerstone
- tombstone
- millstone
- copestone
- whetstone
- foundation stone
- capstone
- springer
- ashlar
- stretcher
- stela
- grindstone
- headstone
- gravestone
- stele
Antonyms
- unclog
- unstuff
- pull
- empty
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.
Synonyms
- emery stone
- caliche
- limestone
- matrix
- shingling
- material
- marble
- metamorphic rock
- rock
- quartzite
- greisen
- emery rock
- aphanite
- crushed rock
- road metal
- gravel
- dolomite
- sedimentary rock
- igneous rock
- sima
- pudding stone
- pumice
- calc-tufa
- pumice stone
- mineral
- tufa
- claystone
- conglomerate
- magma
- fieldstone
- sial
Antonyms
- responsiveness
- agitation
- fearfulness
- Heaven
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. stone
verb. ['ˈstoʊn'] kill by throwing stones at.
Synonyms
- lapidate
Antonyms
- bridle
- kern
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. stone
noun. ['ˈstoʊn'] the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed.
Synonyms
- seed vessel
- cherry stone
- endocarp
- peach pit
- pericarp
Antonyms
- bad person
- please
- uncover
- organic
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. stone
verb. ['ˈstoʊn'] remove the pits from.
Synonyms
- remove
- withdraw
- take
- take away
Antonyms
- fuse
- ionate
- calcify
- iodinate
Etymology
- stan (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. Stone
noun. United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989).
Synonyms
- I. F. Stone
10. Stone
noun. United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946).
Synonyms
- Harlan Stone
- Harlan F. Stone