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The definition of a stone is a small piece of rock.

(noun)

An example of a stone is an uncut diamond.

Stone is the British measure of weight.

(noun)

An example of stone is fourteen US pounds.

Stone is defined as to throw small pieces of rock at someone.

(verb)

An example of to stone is a form of execution carried out in areas of Nigeria.

See stone in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is composed
a piece of rock of relatively small size
a piece of rock shaped or finished for some purpose; specif.,
1. a large, solid piece used in building; also, such pieces collectively
2. a paving block
3. a gravestone or memorial
4. a boundary mark or milestone
5. a grindstone or whetstone
something that resembles a small stone; specif.,
1. a hailstone
2. the stonelike seed of certain fruits, as of a date
3. the hard endocarp and the enclosed seed of a drupe, as of a peach
4. Archaic a testicle
precious stone
pl. stoneBrit. a unit of weight, equal to 14 pounds (6.3503 kilograms): abbrev. st
Med. an abnormal stony mass formed in the body, esp. in a kidney or gallbladder
1. Printing a table with a smooth top, originally of stone, on which page forms are composed
2. a surface incised or engraved with a design or text to be lithographed

Origin: ME < OE stan, akin to Du steen, Ger stein < IE base *stāi-, to become thick, compress, stiffen > L stiria, a drop (< stilla), Gr stear, tallow

transitive verb stoned, stoning

to throw stones at; esp., to kill by pelting with stones
to furnish, pave, line, etc. with stones
to polish, sharpen, etc. with a stone
to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry, etc.)

adjective

of stone or stoneware
Origin: cf. stone-
Slang complete, utter, thoroughgoing, etc.: a stone genius

adverb

completely, thoroughly, etc.: stone sober

Related Forms:

stoner noun

Stone, Edward Durell 1902-78; U.S. architect
Stone, Harlan Fiske 1872-1946; U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. (1941-46)
Stone, Lucy (Mrs. Henry Brown Blackwell) 1818-93; U.S. reformer & suffragist

very, completely: used in hyphenated compounds: stone-blind, stone-broke

Origin: < stone, with the sense of “like, or as is, a stone”

See stone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; rock.
b. Such concreted matter of a particular type. Often used in combination: sandstone; soapstone.
A small piece of rock.
Rock or a piece of rock shaped or finished for a particular purpose, especially:
a. A piece of rock that is used in construction: a coping stone; a paving stone.
b. A gravestone or tombstone.
c. A grindstone, millstone, or whetstone.
d. A milestone or boundary.
A gem or precious stone.
Something, such as a hailstone, resembling a stone in shape or hardness.
Botany The hard covering enclosing the seed in certain fruits, such as the cherry, plum, or peach.
Pathology A mineral concretion in an organ, such as the kidney or gallbladder, or other body part; a calculus.
pl. stone stone Abbr. st. A unit of weight in Great Britain, 14 pounds (6.4 kilograms).
Printing A table with a smooth surface on which page forms are composed.

adjective

Relating to or made of stone: a stone wall.
Made of stoneware or earthenware.
Complete; utter: a stone liar.

adverb

Completely; utterly: stone cold; standing stone still.

transitive verb stoned stoned, ston·ing, stones

To hurl or throw stones at, especially to kill with stones.
To remove the stones or pits from.
To furnish, fit, pave, or line with stones.
To rub on or with a stone in order to polish or sharpen.
Obsolete To make hard or indifferent.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English stān; see stāi- in Indo-European roots

American architect who was an exponent of the International Style. Among his notable designs is the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (1964).

, Harlan Fiske 1872-1946.

American jurist who served as an associate justice (1925-1941) and the chief justice (1941-1946) of the U.S. Supreme Court.

, I(sidor) F(einstein) 1907-1989.

American journalist who championed liberal causes in I.F. Stone's Weekly (1953-1971).

, Lucy 1818-1893.

American feminist and social reformer who organized the first national women's rights convention, held in Worcester, Massachusetts (1850), and was a founder of the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869).

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