stone

• Noun

  1. A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
  2. A small piece of stone, a pebble.
  3. A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
  4. A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.
  5. The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
  6. A hard, stone-like deposit.
  7. A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
  8. A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
  9. A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
  10. A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
  11. (obsolete) A mirror, or its glass.
  12. (obsolete) A testicle.
  13. A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.

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