[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stone/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / stone # stone noun, verb (stone, stones, stoned) «stone» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A stone is a small piece of rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#m1) 2. Stone is the hard material rocks are made of: a stone wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#m2) 3. A stone is the hard seed in the middle of some fruits, like a cherry or a peach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#m3) 4. A stone is a jewel: a ring with a red stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#m4) 5. A stone is a unit of weight used in Britain and Ireland: a stone is 14 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#m5) 6. A kidney stone is a hard lump that can form in the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#m6) ### In the lessons Maths: a thing counted (stones collected, stones in a wall); rarely a unit of weight. Science: rocks and stones, the Stone Age when tools were made of stone. Everyday: stepping stones, «a stone's throw» (very near), «kill two birds with one stone» (do two things at once). ### Examples - Ben found 14 stones on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x1) - The wall uses 300 stones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x2) - He threw 5 stones into the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x3) - Each stone weighs 2 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x4) - My dad weighs 12 stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x5) - Take the stone out of the peach before you eat it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x6) - We crossed the stream on stepping stones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x7) - The park is just a stone's throw from our house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x8) - The stones slip under my feet! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/#x9) ### Note Countable for pieces (stones); uncountable for the material (made of stone). Usually the thing counted. Trap: in British problems «stone» can be a weight (one stone is 14 pounds), and the plural is often «stone»: 12 stone. Safety: never throw stones at people, cars or animals. ## In Jewish tradition Stones in the Torah are used for altars, pillars, tablets and boundary markers. They are also used for punishment by stoning. **Interpretation.** The two tablets of the Ten Commandments were stone, and Jacob set up a stone pillar at Beth-el. The altar had to be of whole, uncut stones, and the rabbis explained that iron, which makes weapons, should not touch what promotes peace. ### Examples - And the stone upon the well's mouth was great. (Torah GEN.29.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stone/#x1) - And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. (Torah GEN.31.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stone/#x2) - The deeps cover them — they went down into the depths like a stone. (Torah EXO.15.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stone/#x3) - Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, (Writings JOB.38.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stone/#x4) - And then carry him out, and stone him, that he die.' (Prophets 1KI.21.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stone/#x5) - The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone. (Writings PSA.118.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stone/#x6) ### Note Countable for pieces (stones); uncountable for the material (made of stone). Usually the thing counted. Trap: in British problems «stone» can be a weight (one stone is 14 pounds), and the plural is often «stone»: 12 stone. Safety: never throw stones at people, cars or animals. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «stone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«stone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stone.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «stone» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«stone» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/stone.html) on Mova free.