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stone noun

  /stoʊn/ , /stɐʉn/ , /stəʊn/
  • (uncountable, geology) A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
 pietra, roccia
  • (printing, historical) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing.
 pietra, sasso, sassolino
  • (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
 nocciolo, pietra
  • (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
 calcolo, pietra
  • A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
 gemma, pietra preziosa

stone verb

  /stoʊn/ , /stɐʉn/ , /stəʊn/
  • (transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.
 lapidare

stone adjective

  /stoʊn/ , /stɐʉn/ , /stəʊn/
  • Constructed of stone.
  • Having the appearance of stone.
 petroso, pietroso, roccioso

stoned adjective

  /stoʊnd/ , /stəʊnd/
  • (slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis.
 fatto

Stone properNoun

  /stoʊn/ , /stəʊn/
  • (countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.
 mattone
precious stone
gemma, pietra preziosa
stepping stone
acciottolato, sasseto, selciaia, trampolino, trampolino di lancio, viatico
Stone Age
età della pietra, Età della pietra
paving stone
selce
guard stone
paracarro
dimension stone
concio
stone marten
faina
kill two birds with one stone
prendere due piccioni con una fava
pudding-stone
puddinga
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