Stone
71stone me — interjection Exclamation of complete surprise. Yesterday, Frears told the Guardian that he was surprised and honoured: Stone me! as Jim Broadbent said when he got his Oscar. . Syn: stone the crows …
72stone — 1. SYN: calculus. 2. An English unit of weight of the human body, equal to 14 pounds. [A.S. stan] artificial s. a specially calcined gypsum derivative similar to plaster of Paris, but stronger, because the grains are nonporous. bladder s. urinary …
73stone — I n A slow car. Anyone can outdrag him in that stone he drives. 1990s II adj Excellent, outstanding. She is a stone fox, man. 1970s …
74stone — stəʊn n. rock; piece of rock shaped or cut for some purpose; pebble; gem; seed, pit; unit of weight equal to fourteen pounds or 6.36 kilograms (British) v. put to death by pelting with stones, pelt with stones; fit or pave with stones; remove… …
75stonė — ×stõnė sf. (2) NdŽ, stonė (1) [K], KII108, Rtr; R, MŽ, N, L, KŽ žr. stonia: Treigys avižų stonėj žvengia L.Gir. O iš tavo šakelių duosiu stonę kloti bėram mano žirgaičiui RD63. Stovi žirgas stonėj pabalnotas, muštukėliu anžabotas (d.) Gdr. Aš… …
76Stone — /stoʊn/ (say stohn) noun 1. Arthur B ( Wizard ), US pioneer aviator, active in early air races in Australia. 2. Emma Constance, 1856–1902, Australian physician; in 1890 became the first woman registered as a medical practitioner in Australia. 3.… …
77stone — mod. completely; totally. (See additional examples in the following entries.) □ This lecture is stone dull. □ I am stone mad at you …
78stone ax — noun Etymology: Middle English stanax, stonax, from Old English stānæx, from stān stone + æx ax more at ax 1. : a stonecutter s ax : axhammer 2. : a prehistoric stone implement similar to an ax head compare grooved ax, hand ax …
79Stone — Stones were commonly used for buildings, also as memorials of important events (Gen. 28:18; Josh. 24:26, 27; 1 Sam. 7:12, etc.). They were gathered out of cultivated fields (Isa. 5:2; comp. 2 Kings 3:19). This word is also used figuratively of …
80Stone, I. F. — (1907 89) American journalist. Born in Philadelphia, he studied at the University of Pennsylvania. From 1927 to 1932 he wrote for various newspapers; later he bought the New York Post and published The Court Disposes. In 1938 he became… …
