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[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kamen; kamnit2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kamen3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) kamen4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) drag kamen5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) koščica6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) utežna mera7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kamen2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamenjati2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) razkoščičiti•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *I [stóun]1.nounkamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče; medicine (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen; plural vulgar modoa stone of cheese — 7,26 kg siraa stone of meat (fish) — ʌ,6ʌ kg mesa (rib)stone's throw (cast) — daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenostgall stone medicine žolčni kamenmile stone — miljnik; mejnikrolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človekshower of stones — ploha, dež kamenjato break stones — tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenjeto cast (to throw) stones at s.o. — obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figuratively zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati kogastones will cry out figuratively krivica, ki vpije v neboto be cut for the stone — biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamnasome of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg — nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajcato give a stone and a beating sport colloquially z lahkoto premagatia rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto give a stone for bread figuratively posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomočto harden into stone — okamneti (tudi figuratively)to leave no stone unturned figuratively vse poskušati, vse možno napravitithose who live in glass-houses should not throw stones — naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranjuto mark with a white stone — z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen);2.adjectivekamnit; lončenII [stóun]transitive verbkamnati, obmetavati s kamenjem; odstraniti koščico (pri sadju); ograditi, obložiti s kamnom; tlakovati, zgraditi iz kamenja; (na)brusiti, polirati, (z)gladiti; obsolete spremeniti (se) v kamen -
2 Stone Age
[stóuneidž]nounkamena doba -
3 stone ax(e)
[stóunæks]nounkladivo za kamen; kamnita sekira -
4 stone brick
[stóunbrik]nounšamotna opeka -
5 stone crusher
[stóunkrʌšə]nountechnical drobilec kamenja -
6 stone fox
[stóunfɔks]nounzoology polarna, bela lisica -
7 stone jug
[stóundžʌg]nounlončen vrč; slang zapor, ječa, "luknja" -
8 stone marter
[stóunma:tə]nounzoology kuna belica -
9 stone mason
[stóunmeisn]nounklesar; zidar (s kamenjem) -
10 stone mill
[stóunmil]nountechnical drobilec (kamenja) -
11 stone oak
[stóunouk]nounbotany beli hrast -
12 stone oil
[stóunɔil]nounkameno olje, petrolej -
13 stone pit
[stóunpit]nounkamnolom -
14 stone saw
[stóunsɔ:]nountechnical kamnoseška žaga -
15 stone wall
[stóunwɔ:l]nounzid iz kamna -
16 stone-bed
[stóunbed]nounkamnita podlaga -
17 stone-boat
[stóunbout]nounAmerican smuke, vlačuge za prevoz kamenja -
18 stone-breaker
[stóunbreikə]noun(delavec) drobilec kamenja; technical stroj za lomljenje, drobljenje kamenja -
19 stone-buck
[stóunbʌk]nounzoology južnoafriška antilopa -
20 stone-coal
[stóunkoul]nounantracit
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stone — ► NOUN 1) hard, solid non metallic mineral matter of which rock is made. 2) a small piece of stone found on the ground. 3) a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially to commemorate something or to mark out a boundary. 4) a gem. 5) a hard… … English terms dictionary
stone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough, smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carve … Collocations dictionary
stone fruit — noun fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube • Syn: ↑drupe • Derivationally related forms: ↑drupaceous (for: ↑drupe), ↑drupelet … Useful english dictionary
stone wall — noun a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑fence, ↑fencing • Hyponyms: ↑dry wall, ↑dry stone wall * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
stone hawk — noun see stone falcon * * * stone falcon or stone hawk noun The merlin, from its habit of using a stony outcrop as a ‘plucking post’ • • • Main Entry: ↑stone stone hawk see ↑stone falcon above. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stone circle — noun : a circle of stones constructed by primitive or ancient peoples; specifically : a circle of upright megaliths usually enclosing a mound or dolmen compare cromlech * * * stone circle noun A circle of prehistoric standing stones • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
stone hammer — noun Etymology: Middle English stanehammer, from stane, stan, ston, stoon stone + hammer : spalling hammer * * * stone hammer noun 1. A hammer for breaking stones 2. A hammer with a stone head • • • Main E … Useful english dictionary
stone parsley — noun 1. any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage • Syn: ↑moon carrot • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Seseli, ↑genus Seseli … Useful english dictionary
stone pine — noun medium sized two needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds • Syn: ↑umbrella pine, ↑European nut pine, ↑Pinus pinea • Hypernyms: ↑pine, ↑pine tree, ↑true pine … Useful english dictionary
stone life face — noun any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones • Syn: ↑lithops, ↑living stone, ↑stoneface, ↑stone face, ↑stone plant, ↑flowering stone • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stone pit — noun a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate a British term for quarry is stone pit • Syn: ↑pit, ↑quarry • Derivationally related forms: ↑quarry (for: ↑quarry) … Useful english dictionary