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stone

Definition for stone

noun as in hard piece of earth's surface

Strongest matches

gem, gravel, metal, mineral, pebble, rock

Strong matches

boulder, crag, jewel, masonry, ore, stonework

noun as in small hard seed

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kernel, pip, pit, seed

Weak matches

grain, nut

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WILTON, Calif. — On a balmy day last week south of Sacramento, a group of women took turns grinding and preparing acorn flour, and then used fire-heated stones to cook it with water in woven baskets.

Jacob had sent a text to a friend minutes before the collision, which stated: "My driver is stoned. Lovely".

From BBC

And he filmed many a sketch with Hollywood itself as the bizarro backdrop — including one returning bit called “Who’s High?” in which he tried to guess which of three pedestrians was stoned.

After losing nearly six stone since December with the help of weight-loss injections, Emilly Murray has been left with an unwanted reminder of her former body - loose skin.

From BBC

Just as hybrid cars were a stepping stone towards electric vehicles; plane-makers are now also experimenting with hybrid technology.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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