stone
Constructed of stoneConstructed of stone.
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» The bridge is made of stone.
Мост сделан из камня. — Biga
Міст зроблений з каменю. — aandrusiak
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5 senses(not comparable)Constructed of stone.
stone walls
steinern
ка́менныйkámennyj
(not comparable)Having the appearance of stone.
stone pot
steinern
(not comparable)Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
(not comparable)Used as an intensifier.
She is one stone fox.
(not comparable, slang)Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.
stone butch
stone femme
Examples
771 sentencesThe bridge is made of stone.
Міст зроблений з каменю. — aandrusiak
ruМост сделан из камня. — Biga
The house is made of stone.
Будинок побудований з каменю. — quez
ruДом построен из камня. — odexed
deDas Haus ist aus Stein gebaut. — mayabe
What kind of stone is this?
Що це за камінь? — ChickenKiev
ruЧто это за камень? — Hellerick
deWas für eine Art Stein ist das? — spinoz
Who threw a stone at my dog?
Хто кинув камінь у мого собаку? — deniko
ruКто бросил камень в мою собаку? — shanghainese
deWer warf den Stein auf meinen Hund? — Dirk80
He threw a stone at the dog.
Він жбурнув у собаку камінь. — deniko
ruОн бросил в собаку камень. — marafon
deEr warf einen Stein nach dem Hund. — Wolf
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ston, stone, stan, from Old English stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stFrom Middle English ston, stone, stan, from Old English stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsCollocations
5 patterns- threw a stone
- a stone at
- stone at the
- throw stones
- this stone is
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.