n.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
同义词：rock
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
"stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries"
同义词：rock
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
"he wanted a special stone to mark the site"
a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
"she had jewels made of all the rarest stones"
同义词：gemgemstone
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
"you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
同义词：pitendocarp
an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
"a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone"
United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
同义词：Harlan StoneHarlan F. StoneHarlan Fisk Stone
United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
同义词：Oliver Stone
United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)
同义词：Lucy Stone
United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
同义词：I. F. StoneIsidor Feinstein Stone
United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
同义词：Harlan Fiske Stone
United States architect (1902-1978)
同义词：Edward Durell Stone
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
"he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone"
Detecting stepping stones
Kidney stones: pathophysiology and medical management
TEMPORARY JOBS: STEPPING STONES OR DEAD ENDS?
Prevention of recurrent stones in idiopathic hypercalciuria.
Rolling Stones and Mosses: Effect of Substrate Stability on Bryophyte Communities in Streams
EXTRACORPOREALLY INDUCED DESTRUCTION OF KIDNEY STONES BY SHOCK WAVES
Time trends in reported prevalence of kidney stones in the United States: 1976|[ndash]|19941
Minimally invasive PCNL in patients with renal pelvic and calyceal stones
Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Oxidations: Philosophers' Stones or Trojan Horses?
Comparison of Dietary Calcium with Supplemental Calcium and Other Nutrients as Factors Affecting the Risk for Kidney Stones in Women
