Stone-pit

  • 101stone — [[t]stoʊn[/t]] n. pl. stones, stone 1) the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist 2) a rock or particular piece or kind of rock 3) a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular… …

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  • 102Stone Age Britain — The earliest archaeological remains found in Britain are tools thought to have been made before 12000 BC, when Britain was still attached to the rest of Europe. No human bones from this period were found until 1912 when a skull that had… …

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  • 103pit — Synonyms and related words: American Stock Exchange, Amex, L, R, Wall Street, abysm, abyss, acorn, acting area, agora, alveolation, alveolus, amphitheater, antrum, apron, apron stage, arena, armpit, athletic field, audience, auditorium, auditory …

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  • 104pit — I 1. noun 1) a pit in the ground Syn: hole, ditch, trench, trough, hollow, excavation, cavity, crater, pothole; shaft, mineshaft, sump 2) pit closures Syn …

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  • 105stone — n 1. pebble, lapillus, rock, boulder; flint, slate, granite, adamant; crag, tor; gravel, lava, scoria; shale, bluestone, sandstone. 2. slab, flagstone, paving stone, cobblestone, building stone, cornerstone; monolith, obelisk. 3. precious stone,… …

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  • 106stone — noun 1) someone threw a stone at me Syn: rock, pebble, boulder 2) a commemorative stone Syn: tablet, monument, monolith, obelisk; gravestone, headstone, tombstone 3) …

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  • 107stone — noun 1) someone threw a stone Syn: rock, pebble, boulder 2) a precious stone Syn: gem, gemstone, jewel; informal rock, sparkler 3) a peach stone Syn …

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  • 108stone — 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… …

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  • 109pit — I n 1. hole, cavity, excavation, quarry, diggings, workings; shaft, mine, tunnel, bank, coal mine, gold mine, silver mine; ditch, grave, burial site; dip, sink, gully, gulch, furrow, burrow, trough; foxhole, bunker, entrenchment, trench; well,… …

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  • 110pit — pɪt n. hole; mine; trap; ring where animal fights take place; depression; section of the stock market where a particular type of commodity is traded n. stone, kernel, seed v. scar, cause a permanent marking; put in opposition, set one against… …

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