Word

stone, n.
(stones)
freq. cnt. 33

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 14

rock stone

sample sentences

"he threw a rock at me"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stony stone

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rocky

semantic pointers

hypernym

natural object

hyponym

achondrite bedrock boulder, bowlder calculus, concretion chondrite clastic rock crystal, crystallization intrusion rock outcrop, outcrop, outcropping pebble petrifaction sill stepping stone tor wall rock whinstone, whin xenolith

building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

stone

sample sentences

"he wanted a special stone to mark the site"

semantic pointers

hyponym

ashlar capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher cornerstone cornerstone foundation stone gravestone, headstone, tombstone grindstone hearthstone millstone monolith paving stone springer, impost stele, stela whetstone

instance hyponym

Blarney Stone

hypernym

building material

material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 6

rock stone

sample sentences

"that mountain is solid rock"
"stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stone

semantic pointers

hypernym

material, stuff

substance meronym

mineral

hyponym

a lack of feeling or expression or movement
<noun.attribute>

stone

sample sentences

"he must have a heart of stone"
"her face was as hard as stone"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stony

semantic pointers

hypernym

coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness

the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
<noun.plant>

endocarp pit stone