STONE

Stone

The stone is an informal unit of measure equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois used in Great Britain and Ireland for measuring human body weight.

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STONe

is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Sin-Ichi Hiromoto. Kodansha released the two bound volumes of the manga on April 23, 2002 and August 23, 2002, respectively.


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stone

Noun



    

  1. A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.
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  2. A small piece of stone, a pebble.
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  3. A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
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  4. A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms
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  5. The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
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  6. A hard, stone-like deposit.
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  7. A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
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  8. A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
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  9. A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
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  10. A monument to the dead; a gravestone.
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  11. A mirror, or its glass.
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  12. A testicle.
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  13. A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing; also called imposing stone.
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Verb



    

  1. To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
    

    She got stoned to death after they found her.
    

    

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  2. To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
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  3. To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
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  4. To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. 
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Adjective



    

  1. Constructed of stone.
    

    stone walls
    

    

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  2. Having the appearance of stone.
    

    stone pot
    

    

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  3. Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
    

    She is one stone fox.
    

    

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Adverb



    

  1. As a stone .
    

    My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold.
    

    

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  2. Absolutely, completely .
    

    I went stone crazy after she left.
    

    

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