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stone

Definition

  • noun: a hard substance that comes from the ground and is used for building, carving, etc.
  • noun: a concretion of earthy or mineral matter
  • verb: to hurl 'stones' at
  • verb: to throw stones at (someone or something)
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: gem, mirror, gravestone

Examples

  • His political ideas are from 'the Stone Age'. [=are from the distant past; are very out of date]

  • Their lawyer said that he would 'leave no stone unturned' in trying to find more evidence.

  • The researchers 'left no stone unturned' in their search for the original documents.

Movie quotes

  • (..) (Rose) There, that's nice. Have to have my pictures when l travel. ls there anything you'd like ? Yes. l would like to see my drawing. (Brock) Louis XVl wore a fabulous stone, the Blue Diamond of the Crown,... ..which disappeared in . About that time old Louis lost everything, from the neck up. (..)
    1997 Titanic