stone
/stoʊ̯n/ noun A1- A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
- A piece of such material: a block of stone, rock or a pebble.
- A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
- The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer. · Near-synonym: pip· a peach stone
- A hard, stone-like deposit.
- A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.
- A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
- A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
Plural stones
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Well, of course, you can’t order eternity wrapped up and delivered at your residence for a price, but I’ve seen Father Time get pretty bad stone bruises on his heels when he walked through the gold diggings.”
Father Wolf waited till his cubs could run a little, and then on the night of the Pack Meeting took them and Mowgli and Mother Wolf to the Council Rock--a hilltop covered with stones and boulders where a hundred wolves could hide.
Mowgli looked at Bagheera to see if the Panther was angry too, and Bagheera’s eyes were as hard as jade stones.
You could still trace the stone causeways that led up to the ruined gates where the last splinters of wood hung to the worn, rusted hinges.
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