stone synonyms

stone

modif.

rock, stony, rocky, flinty, adamantine, hard, rough, cragged, craggy, petrified, petrous, calciferous, calcific, lithic, calcified, become stone, petrographic, petrographical, crystallographic, lithographic, lithological, marble, granite.

stone

n.

concretion, mass, crag, cobblestone, cobble, boulder, gravel, pebble, rock, sand, grain, granite, marble, flint, gem, jewel.

cast the first stone

criticize, blame, reprimand; see attack 2, scold.

leave no stone unturned

take great pains, do everything possible, persist, try hard; see continue 1, pursue 1, work 1.

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