Stone
41STONE — The Neolithic era of Prehistoric architecture has traditionally been called the Stone Age because of the appearance of stone tools and other implements, as well as large scale stone constructions. The earliest masonry structures are Neolithic… …
42stone — {{11}}stone (adj.) intensifying adj., 1935, first recorded in black slang, probably from earlier use in phrases like stone blind (late 14c., lit. blind as a stone ), stone deaf, etc., from STONE (Cf. stone) (n.). Stone cold sober dates from 1937 …
43stone — I n. rock 1) to hurl, throw a stone 2) a foundation; paving stone 3) (misc.) to leave no stone unturned ( to try all methods of achieving an end ) gem 4) to set a (precious) stone 5) a precious stone stony mass in the body 6) a gallstone; kidney… …
44stone — 1 noun 1 ON THE GROUND (C) a small piece of rock of any shape, found on the ground: Round, flat stones are the best for skimming across water. 2 ROCK (U) a hard mineral substance or rock: honey colored stone | stone statues 3 JEWELLERY (C) a… …
45stone — I UK [stəʊn] / US [stoʊn] noun Word forms stone : singular stone plural stones *** 1) a) [uncountable] the hard substance that rocks are made of, often used for building grey stone b) [only before noun] made of stone a stone wall 2) [countable] a …
46stone — 1. noun /stəʊn,stoʊn/ a) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders. , 1843: Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6 1/2 tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. [...] It is to be observed here that a …
47stone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic stěna wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens more at steato Date: before 12th century 1. a concretion of earthy or mineral …
48stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… …
49stone — stone1 [ stoun ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the hard substance that rocks are made of, often used for building: gray stone a ) only before noun made of stone: a stone wall b ) count a small piece of rock: Children threw stones at him. c ) count a… …
50Stone — El término stone (piedra en inglés) puede referirse a: Harold Stone, actor estadounidense; Oliver Stone, director de cine estadounidense; Sharon Stone, actriz estadounidense; Nicholas Stone, escultor y arquitecto inglés; Benjamin Clemens… …
