"stone" meaning in English

See stone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stəʊn/ [UK], /stoʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-stone.ogg [US] Forms: stone [singular], stones [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stone is a hard, solid piece of earth.
    Sense id: simple-stone-en-noun-IQOPipuN

Verb

IPA: /stəʊn/ [UK], /stoʊn/ [US] Audio: en-us-stone.ogg [US] Forms: stone [canonical], stones [third-person, singular], stoned [past], stoned [past, participle], stoning [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|ston|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. : This short section needs someone to add to it.
    Sense id: simple-stone-en-verb-a2VIwlFS Categories (other): Section stubs
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