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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.) πέτρα2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) πέτρα3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) πέτρα4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) πετράδι5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) κουκούτσι6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) μονάδα βάρους7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) πέτρα2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) πετροβολώ,λιθοβολώ2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ξεκουκουτσιάζω•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw
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