Stone Walls Hard Piece Carved Set Noun Bre

• most of the houses are built of stone.
• stone walls
• a stone floor
• a flight of stone steps

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
• a flight of stone steps
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.
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.
• = precious stone
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/precious-stone
4. a hard shell containing the nut or seed in the middle of some types of fruit
• cherry/peach stones
5. 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
6. (in Britain) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 6.35 kg or 14 pounds
• He weighs over 15 stone.
• She's trying to lose a stone.
7. unable to be changed
• People should remember that our proposals aren't set in stone.
8. to be a person who does not show others sympathy or pity
9. to achieve two things at the same time with one action
10. to try every possible course of action in order to find or achieve something
11. almost impossible to obtain
• Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone.
12. you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you
13. 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
14. 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.

Extra Examples

• He is a sculptor who works mainly in stone.
• She had the stone set in a ring.
• Some loose stones tumbled down the slope behind her.
• The boys were caught throwing stones at passing trains.
• The path’s stone flags were worn and broken.
• The stone circle at Avebury is larger than Stonehenge.
• The stone is cut into blocks ready for building.
• The walls were hewn from local stone.
• These rules are not set in stone.
• a carved stone fireplace
• names carved in stone
• a stone bridge/floor/carving
• cherry/peach stones

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)).