I.
noun
1 hard solid substance
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ hard
▪ rough , smooth
▪ weathered
▪ carved
▪
a carved ~ fireplace
▪ dressed , polished
▪
The wall was built of large blocks of dressed ~.
▪ crushed
▪ building
… OF STONE
▪ block , slab
VERB + STONE
▪ break , cut , hew (sth from/out of)
▪
Convicts were made to break ~ for the roads.
▪
The ~ is cut into blocks ready for building.
▪
The walls were hewn from local ~.
▪ be built from/in/of/out of , be carved from/in/of/out of , be made from/in/of/out of
▪
names carved in ~
▪ carve sth in
STONE + NOUN
▪ block , flag ( BrE ), slab
▪
The path's ~ slabs were worn and broken.
▪ arch , archway , bridge , building , floor , house , pillar , stairs , structure , wall , etc.
▪ monument , sculpture , tablet
▪ axe/ax , tool
▪ mason (usually stonemason )
▪
He went to work as a stonemason.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
He is a sculptor who works mainly in ~.
PHRASES
▪ be set in , be written in ( both figurative )
▪
These rules are not set in ~.
2 ( esp. BrE ) small piece of rock ⇨ See also ↑ rock
ADJECTIVE
▪ sharp
▪ smooth
▪ round
▪ loose
▪
Some loose ~s tumbled down the slope behind her.
… OF STONES
▪ heap , pile
VERB + STONE
▪ cast ( figurative ), hurl , throw
▪
Let he who is without sin cast the first ~.
▪
The boys were caught throwing ~s at passing trains.
3 piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose
ADJECTIVE
▪ foundation
▪ memorial
▪ paving , stepping
▪ cobble , kerb/curb (usually cobblestone , etc.)
▪ grinding , sharpening
▪ pumice
▪ standing
STONE + NOUN
▪ circle
▪
The ~ circle at Avebury is larger than Stonehenge.
4 precious stone
ADJECTIVE
▪ gem (usually gemstone ) , precious , semi-precious
VERB + STONE
▪ mine
▪ cut
▪ set
▪
She had the ~ set in a ring.
STONE + VERB
▪ glitter , shine
5 ( BrE ) measure of weight
II.
verb
Stone is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ avocado
III.
adv.
Stone is used with these adjectives: ↑ broke , ↑ cold , ↑ deaf