a round smooth stone

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• Round shot — is an obsolete solid projectile without explosive charge fired from small arms or cannons. As the name implies, round shot is spherical; its diameter is slightly less than the bore of the gun it is fired from.Round shot was made in early times… …   Wikipedia

• Round table — Table Ta ble, n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board, tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.] 1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin, flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab. [1913 Webster] A bagnio paved with fair… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Stone Age — the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. [1860 65] * * * First known period of… …   Universalium

• stone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough, smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carve …   Collocations dictionary

• round — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Charybdis, Chateaubriand, Ciceronian, Indian file, O, O shaped, SRO, about, absolute, ace, admitting no exception, again, air lane, all but, all over, all out, almost, ambagious, ambit, amount, annular, annular… …   Moby Thesaurus

• stone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic stěna wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens more at steato Date: before 12th century 1. a concretion of earthy or mineral …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Bladder stone (animal) — Bladder stones or uroliths are a common occurrence in animals, especially in domestic animals such as dogs and cats. The stones form in the urinary bladder in varying size and numbers secondary to infection, dietary influences, and genetics.… …   Wikipedia

• Singapore Stone — The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a large sandstone slab which originally stood at the mouth of the Singapore River. The slab, which is believed to date back to at least the 13th century and possibly as early as the 10th or 11th century, bore… …   Wikipedia

• Cold Stone Creamery — Type Wholly owned subsidiary Industry Ice cream parlor Founded Tempe, Arizona (1988) Founder(s) …   Wikipedia

• Ballynoe Stone Circle — is a stone circle situated in the small hamlet of Ballynoe 2.5 miles (4km) south of Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is near the disused railway station, reached by a long footpath off the main road, at grid ref: J481404.cite book | …   Wikipedia

• grind|stone — «GRYND STOHN», noun. 1. a flat, round stone set in a frame and turned by hand, foot, or motor. It is used to sharpen tools, such as axes and knives, or to smooth and polish things. 2. Obsolete. a millstone. ● ↑have one s nose to the grindstone, ● …   Useful english dictionary