stone (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /stoʊn/
Definition
A hard, solid, non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material.
Examples
The path was paved with smooth, flat stones.
He skipped a stone across the surface of the lake.
The sculptor chipped away at the marble stone to reveal the figure within.
How to Use stone
- stone cold (collocation)
- Completely cold, with no heat remaining. — "The coffee was stone cold by the time I remembered it."
- stone dead (collocation)
- Completely dead; without any sign of life. — "He was found stone dead in his bed."
- set in stone (idiom)
- Impossible to change or alter. — "The plans for the new building are now set in stone."
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