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 [=are from the distant past; are very out of date]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

  • (..) - that I've been robbing kids of nickels and dimes. A man I've admired and worshipped all my life. There are a lot of fancy words here. Some of them are carved in stone, some of them men like Taylor put up there, - - so suckers like me could read them. Then you find out what those men actually do. (..)
    1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington