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A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
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A small piece of stone, a pebble.
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A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
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(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms
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The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
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a peach stone
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A hard, stone-like deposit.
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kidney stone
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A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.
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A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
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A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
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A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.
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A mirror, or its glass.
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A testicle of an animal.
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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; also called imposing stone.