Stone-pit
91Rocking stone — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …
92To leave no stone unturned — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …
93Stone circle — This article is about the European Megalithic stone circles. See Stone circle (disambiguation) for other uses. Swinside stone circle, in the Lake District, England. A stone circle is a monument of standing stones arranged in a circle usually… …
94stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n …
95pit — English has two words pit. The older, ‘hole’ [OE], comes ultimately from Latin puteus ‘pit, well’ (source also of French puits ‘well, shaft’), but reached English via a Germanic route. It was borrowed in prehistoric times into West Germanic as… …
96pit — English has two words pit. The older, ‘hole’ [OE], comes ultimately from Latin puteus ‘pit, well’ (source also of French puits ‘well, shaft’), but reached English via a Germanic route. It was borrowed in prehistoric times into West Germanic as… …
97pit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pytt (akin to Old High German pfuzzi well), from Latin puteus well, pit Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) a hole, shaft, or cavity in the ground (2) mine (3) a scooped out place used for… …
98Stone Town — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Stone Town of Zanzibar State Party = Type = Cultural Criteria = ii, iii, vi ID = 173 Region = Africa Year = 2000 Session = 24th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/173Stone Town or Mji Mkongwe, in Swahili… …
99stone — 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,… …
100pit — 1. noun /ˈpɪt/ a) A hole in the ground. His circus job was the pits, but at least he was in show business. b) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit. I felt pain in the pit of my stomach. 2 …
