stone

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
  • To wall with stones.
  • To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
  • To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
  • To intoxicate, especially with narcotics.
  • To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
  • To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.

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Origin

  • From Middle English stone, ston, stan, from Old English stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (compare Dutch steen, German Stein, Danish and Swedish sten, Norwegian stein), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ("to stiffen") (compare Russian стена́, Ancient Greek στία, στέαρ, Persian ستون, Albanian shtëng, Sanskrit स्त्यायते). stein.

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