stoning

noun

1. the hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is composed
2. a piece of rock of relatively small size
3. 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
4. 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
5. precious stone
6. pl. stoneBrit. a unit of weight, equal to 14 pounds (6.3503 kilograms): abbrev. st
7. Med. an abnormal stony mass formed in the body, esp. in a kidney or gallbladder
8. 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

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

adjective

1. of stone or stoneware

2. Origin: cf. stone-

   Slang complete, utter, thoroughgoing, etc.: a stone genius

adverb