stone

1. (uncountable)A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.

   Stein, Stain, Schdää

   ка́меньkámenʹ

   ка́міньkáminʹ

2. (countable)A piece of such material: a block of stone, rock or a pebble.

   Stein, Schdää

   ка́меньkámenʹ, ка́мешекkámešek

   ка́міньkáminʹ, каміне́цьkaminécʹ

   building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose

3. (countable, uncountable)A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

4. (UK, countable, uncountable)A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.

   British people measure their weight in stones and pounds. I weigh eight stone five.

   Stein, Schdää

   сто́унstóun

   an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds

5. (countable, uncountable)The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

   Near-synonym: pip

   a peach stone

   Kern

   ко́сточкаkóstočka

   кі́сточкаkístočka

   the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

6. (countable, uncountable)A hard, stone-like deposit.

   Stein, Schdää

   ка́меньkámenʹ

7. (countable, uncountable)A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon and go.

   Stein, Schdää

   ка́меньkámenʹ

8. (countable, uncountable)A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

9. (countable, uncountable)A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.

10. (countable, uncountable)A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.

11. (countable, historical, uncountable)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.

12. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A mirror, or its glass.

1. The bridge is made of stone.

   Міст зроблений з каменю.

   ruМост сделан из камня.

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2. The house is made of stone.

   Будинок побудований з каменю.

   ruДом построен из камня.

   deDas Haus ist aus Stein gebaut.

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3. What kind of stone is this?

   Що це за камінь?

   ruЧто это за камень?

   deWas für eine Art Stein ist das?

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4. Who threw a stone at my dog?

   Хто кинув камінь у мого собаку?

   ruКто бросил камень в мою собаку?

   deWer warf den Stein auf meinen Hund?

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5. He threw a stone at the dog.

   Він жбурнув у собаку камінь.

   ruОн бросил в собаку камень.

   deEr warf einen Stein nach dem Hund.

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• styenNorthumbria alternative
• steanUK alternative dialectal