Stone Stəʊn Walls Building Hard Carved Piece Set

• most of the houses are built of stone.
• stone walls
• a stone floor/bridge/carving/pillar/slab
• a brick and stone building

stone

1. a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building
• SEE ALSO drystone wall
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drystone-wall
• Most of the houses are built of stone.
• stone walls
• a stone floor/bridge/carving/pillar/slab
• a brick and stone building
• a flight of stone steps
• a huge block of stone

Extra Examples

• He is a sculptor who works mainly in stone.
• The path's stone flags were worn and broken.
• The stone is cut into blocks ready for building.
• The walls were hewn from local stone.
• a carved stone fireplace
• names carved in stone
• The walls were made of stone.
2. a small piece of rock of any shape
• SEE ALSO hailstone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hailstone
• a pile of stones
• Some children were throwing stones into the lake.

Extra Examples

• Some loose stones tumbled down the slope behind her.
• The boys were caught throwing stones at passing trains.
• The boat broke in two and sank like a stone.
• The temperature dropped like a stone.
• A group of children pelted firefighters with stones.
3. a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose
• SEE ALSO cornerstone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cornerstone
• These words are carved on the stone beside his grave.
4. a rare valuable stone, such as a diamond, that is used in jewellery
• She had the stone set in a ring.
5. a hard shell containing the nut or seed in the middle of some types of fruit
• cherry/peach stones
6. a small piece of hard material that can form in the bladder or kidney and cause pain
• SEE ALSO gallstone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gallstone
• kidney stones
7. (in the UK) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 6.35 kilograms or 14 pounds
• He weighs over 15 stone.
• She's trying to lose a stone.
8. unable to be changed
• People should remember that our proposals aren't set in stone.
• These rules are not set in stone.
9. to be a person who does not show other people sympathy
10. to achieve two things at the same time with one action
11. to try every possible course of action in order to find or achieve something
12. almost impossible to obtain
• Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone.
13. you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you
14. a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities
15. a very short distance away
• We live just a stone's throw from here.
• The hotel is within a stone's throw of the beach.

Word Origin

• Old English stān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in sense (1)).