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[stəun]1. noun1) ( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed:حَجَر، مادَّة الحِجارَهIn early times, men made tools out of stone.
2) a piece of this, of any shape or size:قِطْعَةٌ من الحِجارَهHe threw a stone at the dog.
3) a piece of this shaped for a special purpose:قِطْعَةٌ حَجَرِيَّهa grindstone.
4) a gem or jewel:حَجَر كَريمdiamonds, rubies and other stones.
5) the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries:نَواة، بِذْرَهa cherry-stone.
6) a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes:وَحْدَة وزْن بريطانِيَّهShe weighs 9.5 stone.
7) a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.حَجَر المَرارَه او الكِلْيَه2. verb1) to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment:يَرْمي الحِجارَه على، يَرْجُمSaint Stephen was stoned to death.
2) to remove the stones from (fruit):يَنْزَع النَّوىShe washed and stoned the cherries.
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