Stone (noun)
A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
Stone (noun)
A small piece of stone, a pebble.
Stone (noun)
A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
Stone (noun)
A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms
Stone (noun)
The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
“a peach stone”
Stone (noun)
A hard, stone-like deposit.
“kidney stone”
Stone (noun)
A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
Stone (noun)
A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
“color panel|8A807C”
Stone (noun)
A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
Stone (noun)
A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
Stone (noun)
A mirror, or its glass.
Stone (noun)
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; also called imposing stone.
Stone (verb)
To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
“She got stoned to death after they found her.”
Stone (verb)
To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
Stone (verb)
To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
Stone (verb)
To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. Usually in passive
Stone (verb)
To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
Stone (verb)
To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
Stone (adjective)
Constructed of stone.
“stone walls”
Stone (adjective)
Having the appearance of stone.
“stone pot”
Stone (adjective)
Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
Stone (adjective)
Used as an intensifier.
“She is one stone fox.”
Stone (adjective)
Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
“stone butch; stone femme”
Stone (adverb)
As a stone used with following adjective.
“My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold.”
Stone (adverb)
Absolutely, completely used with following adjectives.
“I went stone crazy after she left.”
“I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind.”
“The Styistics performed a love song titled “I’m Stone in Love with You”.”
Rock (noun)
A boulder or large stone; or a smaller stone; a pebble.
“Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.”
Rock (noun)
Any natural material with a distinctive composition of minerals.
Rock (noun)
A large hill or island having no vegetation.
“Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl.”
Rock (noun)
Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.
Rock (noun)
A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.
“While we’re in Brighton, let’s get a stick of rock!”
Rock (noun)
A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.
Rock (noun)
An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.
Rock (noun)
An Afrikaner.
Rock (noun)
An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.
Rock (noun)
Any of several fish:
Rock (noun)
A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
“Look at the size of that rock on her finger!”
Rock (noun)
A basketball.
“Yo homie, pass the rock!”
Rock (noun)
A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.
Rock (noun)
An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.
Rock (noun)
A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums{{,}} and vocals.
Rock (noun)
Distaff.
Rock (noun)
The flax or wool on a distaff.
Rock (verb)
To move gently back and forth.
“Rock the baby to sleep.”
“The empty swing rocked back and forth in the wind.”
Rock (verb)
To cause to shake or sway violently.
“Don’t rock the boat.”
Rock (verb)
To sway or tilt violently back and forth.
“The boat rocked at anchor.”
Rock (verb)
To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.
“The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection.”
Rock (verb)
To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
“Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal.”
“She rocked my world.”
Rock (verb)
To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.
Rock (verb)
to make love to or have sex with someone.
“Yarbrough & Peoples, “Don’t Stop the Music”: I just wanna rock you, all night long.”
“Andy Kim, “Rock Me Gently”: Rock me gently, rock me slowly, take it easy, don’t you know, that I have never been loved like this before.”
“George_McCrae, “Rock Your Baby”: Open up your heart / And let the loving start / Oh, woman, take me in your arms / Rock your baby.”
Rock (verb)
To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.
“Let’s rock!”
Rock (verb)
To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
“Chocolate rocks.”
“My holidays in Ibiza rocked! I can’t wait to go back.”
Rock (verb)
To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).
Stone (noun)
hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material
“the houses are built of stone”
“high stone walls”
Stone (noun)
used in similes and metaphors to refer to weight or lack of feeling, expression, or movement
“the elevator dropped like a stone”
“Isabel stood as if turned to stone”
Stone (noun)
a small piece of rock found on the ground.
Stone (noun)
a meteorite made of rock, as opposed to metal.
Stone (noun)
a calculus; a gallstone or kidney stone.
Stone (noun)
a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation
“a memorial stone”
“boundary stones”
Stone (noun)
a gem or jewel
“a gold ring with a small dark red stone”
Stone (noun)
short for curling stone
Stone (noun)
a round piece or counter, originally made of stone, used in various board games, especially the Japanese game of go.
Stone (noun)
a large flat table or sheet, originally made of stone and now usually of metal, on which pages of type are made up.
Stone (noun)
a hard seed in a cherry, plum, peach, and some other fruits.
Stone (noun)
a unit of weight equal to 14 lb (6.35 kg)
“I weighed 10 stone”
Stone (noun)
a natural shade of whitish or brownish-grey
“stone stretch trousers”
Stone (verb)
throw stones at
“two people were stoned to death”
“policemen were stoned by the crowd”
Stone (verb)
remove the stone from (a fruit).
Stone (verb)
build, face, or pave with stone
“the honey-stoned, eighteenth-century city”
Rock (noun)
the solid mineral material forming part of the surface of the earth and other similar planets, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil
“a piece of rock”
“a spectacular rock arch”
“the beds of rock are slightly tilted”
Rock (noun)
a mass of rock projecting above the earth’s surface or out of the sea
“there are dangerous rocks around the island”
Rock (noun)
any natural material, hard or soft (e.g. clay), having a distinctive mineral composition.
Rock (noun)
informal name for Gibraltar.
Rock (noun)
a name for Newfoundland
Rock (noun)
a large piece of rock which has become detached from a cliff or mountain; a boulder
“the stream flowed through a jumble of rocks”
Rock (noun)
a stone of any size
“the crowd threw a few rocks and dispersed”
Rock (noun)
a kind of hard confectionery in the form of cylindrical peppermint-flavoured sticks
“a stick of rock”
Rock (noun)
a precious stone, especially a diamond.
Rock (noun)
a small piece of crack cocaine
“the police discovered six ounces of rock in his van”
“crack sells for $20 a rock”
Rock (noun)
a man’s testicles.
Rock (noun)
used to refer to someone or something that is extremely strong, reliable, or hard
“the Irish scrum has been as solid as a rock”
Rock (noun)
(especially with allusion to shipwrecks) a source of danger or destruction
“the new system is heading for the rocks”
Rock (noun)
money.
Rock (noun)
rock music
“the store plays a peculiar blend of 70s and 80s rock”
“a rock concert”
Rock (noun)
rock and roll.
Rock (noun)
a gentle movement to and fro or from side to side
“she placed the baby in the cot and gave it a rock”
Rock (verb)
move gently to and fro or from side to side
“the vase rocked back and forth on its base”
“she rocked the baby in her arms”
Rock (verb)
(with reference to a building or region) shake or cause to shake or vibrate, especially because of an impact, earthquake, or explosion
“the building began to rock on its foundations”
“minutes later a second blast rocked the city”
Rock (verb)
cause great shock or distress to (someone or something), especially so as to weaken or destabilize
“diplomatic upheavals that rocked the British Empire”
Rock (verb)
dance to or play rock music
“he looked a totally different man and ready to rock”
Rock (verb)
(of a place) be exciting or full of social activity
“the new town really rocks”
Rock (verb)
be very good or pleasing
“this is when the job really rocks”
Rock (verb)
wear (a garment) or affect (an attitude or style), especially in a confident or flamboyant way
“she was rocking a clingy little leopard-skin number”