Stone

 Stone

noun

1.

hard solid nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material.

"the houses are built of stone"

2.

a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation.

"a memorial stone"

 

verb: stone 3rd person present: stones past tense: stoned; past participle: stoned gerund or present participle: stoning adjective: -stoned

 

    1.

    throw stones at.

    "three vehicles were stoned and torched"

    2.

    British

    remove the stone from (a fruit).

    "halve, stone, and peel the avocados"

 

A stone is a small hard ball of minerals and other substances which sometimes forms in a person's kidneys or gall bladder. He had kidney stones. ... A stone is a measurement of weight, especially the weight of a person, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms. [British] I weighed around 16 stone.

 

The term comes from African American slang, in which “stone” means “very.”

 

Also means High on Canabis "He got stoned and ate smoores."

 

Materials and minerals

 

    Building stone, a building material

    Calculus (medicine), a stone formed in the body, such as kidney stones or gallstones

    Dimension stone, stone fabricated to specific sizes or shapes

    Gemstone, an attractive mineral used for adornments

    Stoneware, a ceramic ware

    Peach stone, olive stone, etc. the shell surrounding a seed in drupe fruits

 

Also well known in music. Usually "Rock" bands..

    Stone (band), a thrash metal band from Finland

    The Rolling Stones, often referred to as "The Stones"

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