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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Complete, absolute, of the highest degree.
  • Constructed of stone.
  • Having the appearance of stone.
  • Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

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Adverb:

  • As a stone ''(used with following adjective)''.
  • slang Absolutely, completely (''used with following adjective'').

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Noun:

  • A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
  • A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
  • A small piece of stone.
  • board gamesA playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
  • botany The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
  • British (''plural:'' '''stone''') A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ? 6.3503 kilograms
  • curling A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
  • medicine A hard, stone-like deposit.
  • uncountable A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks and boulders.

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Verb:

  • transitive|slang To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (''Usually in passive'')
  • intransitive To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
  • transitive To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
  • transitive To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

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