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Moderatestones
The correct spelling is stones.
How to pronounce stones
/stəʊnz/
nounIPA: /stəʊnz/
Say it like: Sto-nes
The correct spelling is stones. A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks. For example: "a peach stone"
Usage Examples
“a peach stone”
“kidney stone”
“She got stoned to death after they found her.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
- 2.A small piece of stone, a pebble.
- 3.A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
- 4.(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms
- 5.The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
verb
- 1.To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
- 2.To wall with stones.
- 3.To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
- 4.To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
- 5.To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
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