All stone synonyms
stone
S s verb stone
- cudgelled β a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- brained β having a particular type of brain (used in combination): small-brained dinosaurs.
- whacked β exhausted; tired out.
- catapulted β an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- blitzed β inebriated; drunk
- careered β an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- braining β Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- hit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- cudgelling β a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- blitzing β Military. an overwhelming all-out attack, especially a swift ground attack using armored units and air support. an intensive aerial bombing.
- larrup β to beat or thrash.
- careering β an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
noun stone
- cobble β Cobbles are the same as cobblestones.
- bijou β Small houses are sometimes described as bijou houses in order to make them sound attractive or fashionable.
- cobblestone β Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- masonry β the craft or occupation of a mason.
- jewel β a female given name.
- bead β Beads are small pieces of coloured glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through the middle. Beads are often put together on a piece of string or wire to make jewellery.
- bijoux β a jewel.
- mineral β any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- counterweight β A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- headstone β a stone marker set at the head of a grave; gravestone.
- brickwork β You can refer to the bricks in the walls of a building as the brickwork.
- cairn β A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone.
- birthstone β a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- landmark β a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
- cameo β A cameo is a short description or piece of acting which expresses cleverly and neatly the nature of a situation, event, or person's character.
- kernel β the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- footstone β a stone placed at the foot of a grave.
- cairns β a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)
- jewellery β articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- crag β A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.
- gravestone β a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.
- jewelry β articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- inlay β to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
- bolus β a small round soft mass, esp of chewed food
- gem β a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- monolith β an obelisk, column, large statue, etc., formed of a single block of stone.
- cannonball β A cannonball is a heavy metal ball that is fired from a cannon.
- gemstones β Plural form of gemstone.
- gullion β (obsolete) A worthless wretch.
- earring β an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
adj stone
- asher β the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
- in line β (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- fictile β capable of being molded.
- granite β ice (def 4).
- by the book β according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way