stone
English Thesaurus
1. building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | building material, |
definition | : | material used for constructing buildings (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | ashlar, |
definition | : | a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cornerstone, |
definition | : | a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | cornerstone, |
definition | : | a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | foundation stone, |
definition | : | a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | grindstone, |
definition | : | a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | hearthstone, |
definition | : | a stone that forms a hearth (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | millstone, |
definition | : | one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | monolith, |
definition | : | a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | paving stone, |
definition | : | a stone used for paving (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | impost, springer, |
definition | : | the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | stela, stele, |
definition | : | an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | whetstone, |
definition | : | a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives (noun.artifact) |
instance hyponym | : | blarney stone, |
definition | : | a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it (noun.artifact) |
2. a lack of feeling or expression or movement (noun.attribute)
3. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object)
hypernym | : | natural object, |
definition | : | an object occurring naturally; not made by man (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | achondrite, |
definition | : | a stony meteor lacking chondrules (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | bedrock, |
definition | : | solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | boulder, bowlder, |
definition | : | a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | calculus, concretion, |
definition | : | a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | chondrite, |
definition | : | a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | clastic rock, |
definition | : | (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | crystal, crystallization, |
definition | : | a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | intrusion, |
definition | : | rock produced by an intrusive process (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop, |
definition | : | the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | pebble, |
definition | : | a small smooth rounded rock (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | petrifaction, |
definition | : | a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | sill, |
definition | : | (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | stepping stone, |
definition | : | a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | tor, |
definition | : | a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | wall rock, |
definition | : | a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | whin, whinstone, |
definition | : | any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | xenolith, |
definition | : | (geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded (noun.object) |
4. United States architect (1902-1978) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | architect, designer, |
definition | : | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) (noun.person) |
5. United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | jurist, legal expert, |
definition | : | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations (noun.person) |
6. United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | journalist, |
definition | : | a writer for newspapers and magazines (noun.person) |
7. United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | suffragist, |
definition | : | an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) (noun.person) |
8. United States filmmaker (born in 1946) (noun.person)
9. United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | chief justice, |
definition | : | the judge who presides over a supreme court (noun.person) |
10. the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | pericarp, seed vessel, |
definition | : | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | peach pit, |
definition | : | the stone seed of a peach (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | cherry stone, |
definition | : | the stone seed of a cherry (noun.plant) |
11. an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds (noun.quantity)
hypernym | : | avoirdupois unit, |
definition | : | any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights (noun.quantity) |
part holonym | : | lb, pound, |
definition | : | 16 ounces avoirdupois (noun.quantity) |
part meronym | : | quarter, |
definition | : | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) (noun.quantity) |
12. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | quartzite, |
definition | : | hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | road metal, |
definition | : | broken rock used for repairing or making roads (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sedimentary rock, |
definition | : | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sial, |
definition | : | the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sima, |
definition | : | rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | metamorphic rock, |
definition | : | rock altered by pressure and heat (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | caliche, |
definition | : | nitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | shingling, |
definition | : | (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | pumice, pumice stone, |
definition | : | a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | aphanite, |
definition | : | fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | claystone, |
definition | : | fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | dolomite, |
definition | : | a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | emery rock, emery stone, |
definition | : | a mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | fieldstone, |
definition | : | stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | greisen, |
definition | : | a granitic rock composed of quartz and mica (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | calc-tufa, tufa, |
definition | : | a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | magma, |
definition | : | molten rock in the earth's crust (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | igneous rock, |
definition | : | rock formed by the solidification of molten magma (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | limestone, |
definition | : | a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | marble, |
definition | : | a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | matrix, |
definition | : | (geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded (noun.substance) |
substance holonym | : | mineral, |
definition | : | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance) |
13. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | crystal, |
definition | : | a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | cabochon, |
definition | : | a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | opaque gem, |
definition | : | a gemstone that is opaque (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | transparent gem, |
definition | : | a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion (noun.substance) |
part meronym | : | jewellery, jewelry, |
definition | : | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) (noun.artifact) |
14. remove the pits from (verb.change)
hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
15. kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | kill, |
definition | : | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly (verb.contact) |
16. of any of various dull tannish or grey colors (adj.all)
similar | : | chromatic, |
definition | : | being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all) |
17. a lack of feeling or expression or movement (noun.attribute)
18. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
19. the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed (noun.plant)
derivation | : | pit, stone, |
definition | : | remove the pits from (verb.change) |
20. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
21. remove the pits from (verb.change)
derivation | : | endocarp, pit, stone, |
definition | : | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed (noun.plant) |
22. kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact)
derivation | : | lapidation, stoning, |
definition | : | the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | rock, stone, |
definition | : | a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object) |
derivation | : | lapidator, stoner, |
definition | : | an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | rock, stone, |
definition | : | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance) |
23. a lack of feeling or expression or movement (noun.attribute)
24. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
25. the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed (noun.plant)
derivation | : | pit, stone, |
definition | : | remove the pits from (verb.change) |
26. material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance)
derivation | : | lapidate, stone, |
definition | : | kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact) |
27. remove the pits from (verb.change)
derivation | : | endocarp, pit, stone, |
definition | : | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed (noun.plant) |
28. kill by throwing stones at (verb.contact)
derivation | : | lapidation, stoning, |
definition | : | the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | rock, stone, |
definition | : | a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object) |
derivation | : | lapidator, stoner, |
definition | : | an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill) (noun.person) |
derivation | : | rock, stone, |
definition | : | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance) |
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