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to kill two birds with one stone
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take up the paving
stones of
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to
set with precious
stones
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English Definitions
stone
N
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
stone
N
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
stone
N
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
stone
N
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
stone
N
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
stone
N
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
N
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
Stone
N
United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
Stone
N
United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)
Stone
N
United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
Stone
N
United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
Stone
N
United States architect (1902-1978)
stone
N
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
stone
V
kill by throwing stones at
stone
V
remove the pits from
stone
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
N
(archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements
stone bass
N
brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks
N
European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits
N
someone who breaks up stone
N
pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare
stone crab
N
large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida)
N
any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats
N
large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
N
a drill for penetrating rock
stone facing
N
a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
N
primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones
stone fruit
N
fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
N
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
stone marten
N
Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat
N
highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa
N
a slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean areas that has foliage resembling parsley and has white flowers with aromatic seeds
stone parsley
N
any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage
N
medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds
N
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
stone plant
N
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
N
erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
N
a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
stone's throw
N
a short distance
stone-blind
completely blind
stone-deaf
totally deaf; unable to hear anything
stone-face
N
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
of the color of slate or granite
of the color of slate or granite
stone-root
N
erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
V
wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance
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