precious+stone
71stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n …
72stone — stone1 W1S2 [stəun US stoun] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(rock)¦ 2¦(piece of rock)¦ 3¦(jewellery)¦ 4¦(fruit)¦ 5¦(medical)¦ 6¦(weight)¦ 7 a stone s throw from something/away (from something) 8 be made of stone 9 not be carved/etched in stone …
73stone — [[t]sto͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦ stones, stoning, stoned (The plural is usually stone in meaning 10.) 1) N MASS Stone is a hard solid substance found in the ground and often used for building houses. He could not tell whether the floor was wood or stone...… …
74Stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …
75stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …
76stone — /stoʊn / (say stohn) noun 1. the hard substance of which rocks consist. 2. a particular kind of rock. 3. Mining opal bearing material. 4. a piece of rock of definite size, shape, etc., for a particular purpose. 5. a piece of rock of small or… …
77stone — The common names are pōhaku (for various kinds, see pōhaku and entries that follow it); ili ili (pebbles); alā (dense basaltic); a ā, pāhoehoe (volcanic). Precious stone, pōhaku makamae. Soft porous stones used for polishing or scouring …
78stone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic stěna wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens more at steato Date: before 12th century 1. a concretion of earthy or mineral …
79stone — Synonyms and related words: Irish confetti, Lydian stone, Tarmac, Tarvia, aa, abyssal rock, acorn, adamant, adamantine, adobe, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, anklet, anthraconite, aplite, aquamarine, arch, armlet, ashlar, asphalt, aventurine,… …
80stone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. coblestone, pebble; mineral; gem, jewel; gravestone, tombstone, millstone, whetstone, hearthstone, flagstone, etc.; pit, endocarp, pyrene; concretion, calculus. See density, ornament. II (Roget s IV)… …
