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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 — noun 1》 hard, solid non metallic mineral matter of which rock is made.     ↘a small piece of stone found on the ground.     ↘a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration or demarcation.     ↘Astronomy a meteorite made of …   English new terms dictionary

• Pave — Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pave — [peıv] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: paver, from Latin pavire to hit, press down with the foot ] 1.) to cover a path, road, area etc with a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or ↑concrete pave with ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …   Useful english dictionary

• stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… …   Useful english dictionary

• stone — stəʊn n. rock; piece of rock shaped or cut for some purpose; pebble; gem; seed, pit; unit of weight equal to fourteen pounds or 6.36 kilograms (British) v. put to death by pelting with stones, pelt with stones; fit or pave with stones; remove… …   English contemporary dictionary

• pave — verb /peɪv/ a) To cover something with paving slabs b) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other covering to make a road for vehicles …   Wiktionary

• stone — [stōn] n. [ME < OE stan, akin to Du steen, Ger stein < IE base * stāi , to become thick, compress, stiffen > L stiria, a drop (< stilla), Gr stear, tallow] 1. the hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is composed 2. a… …   English World dictionary

• pave — [ peıv ] verb transitive to put a hard flat surface on an area of ground, using bricks, blocks of stone, CONCRETE, etc: The floor was paved with marble flagstones. pave the way for something to create a situation that makes it possible or easier… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n …   Universalium