| 单词 | stone |
| 释义 | stone (once / 61 pages) 1nv 2n 3nv 4adj WORD FAMILY stone: stoned, stoneless, stonelike, stoner, stones, stoning, stony+/stoner: stoners/stoning: stonings/stony: stonier, stoniest, stonily USAGE EXAMPLESThe following evening people protesting the man’s death threw stones at store windows and at police, sparking the arrest of 28 people. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) They were all almost entirely buried, with only the tops visible, like stone icebergs. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “If someone steals a stone to decorate their back yard,” he says, “you’ve lost a tangible part of Mason’s and Dixon’s historic achievement.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper rock Plymouth Rock a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower achondrite a stony meteor lacking chondrules bedrocksolid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil boulder, bowldera large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin calculus, concretiona hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body chondritea rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules clastic rock(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks crystal, crystallizationa rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces intrusionrock produced by an intrusive process outcrop, outcropping, rock outcropthe part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land pebblea small smooth rounded rock petrifactiona rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form sill(geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock stepping stonea stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing tora prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill wall rocka rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault whin, whinstoneany of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt) xenolith(geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded belaysomething to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured bladder stone, cystolitha calculus formed in the bladder crystalliteany of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock enterolitha calculus occurring in the intestines bilestone, gallstonea calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts glacial bouldera boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin kidney stone, nephrolith, renal calculus, urinary calculusa calculus formed in the kidney outthrustan outcropping of rock that extends outward ptyalithcalculus in a salivary gland river bouldera boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin shore bouldera boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin salivary calculus, sialolitha stone formed in the salivary gland urolitha urinary stone natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man 2n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper rock quartzite hard metamorphic rock consisting essentially of interlocking quartz crystals road metalbroken rock used for repairing or making roads sedimentary rockrock formed from consolidated clay sediments sialthe granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum simarock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium metamorphic rockrock altered by pressure and heat crushed rock, gravelrock fragments and pebbles calichenitrate-bearing rock or gravel of the sodium nitrate deposits of Chile and Peru shingling(geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction pumice, pumice stonea light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive aphanitefine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye claystonefine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles dolomitea kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate emery rock, emery stonea mixture of emery dust and a binder; can be molded into grindstones conglomerate, pudding stonea composite rock made up of particles of varying size fieldstonestone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material greisena granitic rock composed of quartz and mica calc-tufa, tufaa soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime magmamolten rock in the earth's crust igneous rockrock formed by the solidification of molten magma limestonea sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals marblea hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material matrix(geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded amphibolitea metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase argillitea sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages arenaceous rocka sedimentary rock composed of sand argillaceous rocka sedimentary rock formed from clay deposits rudaceous rocka sedimentary rock formed of coarse-grained material marlite, marlstonemetamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl hornfels, hornstonea fine-grained metamorphic rock formed by the action of heat on clay rocks ballastcoarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads bank gravel, pit run, pit-run gravelgravel as found in natural deposits shinglecoarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel) slatea fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers andesitea dark grey volcanic rock aplitelight-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars gneissa laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite schistany metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers groundmass(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded adesitedark greyish extrusive rock batholite, batholith, pluton, plutonic rocklarge mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth dioritea granular crystalline intrusive rock gabbroone of a family of granular intrusive rocks pegmatitea form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements peridotitea dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine rhyolitevery acid volcanic rock volcanic rockextrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth rottenstone, tripolia weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing verd antique, verde antiquea dark green impure marble porphyritic rock, porphyryany igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals shalea sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay material, stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object 3n a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry she had jewels made of all the rarest stones Syn|Hypo|Hyper gem, gemstone cabochon a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets opaque gema gemstone that is opaque transparent gema gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion chrysoberyla rare hard yellow green mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in crystal form; used as a gemstone garnetany of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive opala translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones amethysta transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone aquamarinea transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color cat's eyeany of various gems (as chrysoberyl or chalcedony) that reflect light when cut in a rounded shape calcedony, chalcedonya milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz chrysolitea brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone chrysoprasea green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone citrinesemiprecious yellow quartz resembling topaz coral, precious coral, red coralthe hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry adamant, diamondvery hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem emeralda green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone jade, jadestonea semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite jasperan opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone kunzitea pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone lapis lazuli, lazulian azure blue semiprecious stone moonstonea transparent or translucent gemstone with a pearly luster; some specimens are orthoclase feldspar and others are plagioclase feldspar morganitea kind of pink beryl used as a gemstone peridota pale green variety of chrysolite; used as a gemstone rubya transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers water sapphirea deep blue cordierite often used as a gemstone sapphirea precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone hiddenitea green transparent form of the mineral spodumene used as a gemstone aventurine, sunstonea translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals topaza mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone tourmalinea mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodium; it is usually black but occurs in transparent colored forms that are used as gemstones turquoisea blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate crystal a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure 4n 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 Exp|Hypo|Hyper Blarney Stone a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it Rosetta Stonea part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics ashlar a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretchera stone that forms the top of wall or building cornerstonea stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls cornerstonea stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies foundation stonea stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building gravestone, headstone, tombstonea stone that is used to mark a grave grindstonea revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools hearthstonea stone that forms a hearth millstoneone of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain monolitha single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk) paving stonea stone used for paving impost, springerthe lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs stela, stelean ancient upright stone slab bearing markings whetstonea flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives cobble, cobblestone, settrectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads curbstone, kerbstonea paving stone forming part of a curb flag, flagstonestratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones honea whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors oilstonea whetstone for use with oil building material material used for constructing buildings 5n a lack of feeling or expression or movement he must have a heart of stone her face was as hard as stone Hyper chilliness, coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness a lack of affection or enthusiasm 6v kill by throwing stones at 2People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock Syn|Hyper lapidate kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly n an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds 3a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone Hyper avoirdupois unit any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights 1n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper endocarp, pit peach pit the stone seed of a peach cherry stonethe stone seed of a cherry pericarp, seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary 2v remove the pits from 4Syn|Hyper pit remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract adj of any of various dull tannish or grey colors Syn chromatic being or having or characterized by hue Stone (once / 648 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 5n WORD FAMILY Stone: Stones USAGE EXAMPLES“They’re seeing all these kids in synagogue the next day, so that creates a certain competitiveness,” Mr. Stone said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Stone says nothing about Jones’s theories and instead stresses his reach and audience. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) It got him branded the "voice of a generation" by Rolling Stone magazine. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1n United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946) Syn|Exp Harlan Fiske Stone jurist, legal expert a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations 2n United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946) 2Syn|Exp Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stone, Harlan Stone chief justice the judge who presides over a supreme court n United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893) 3Syn|Exp Lucy Stone feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist a supporter of feminism suffragistan advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) n United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989) 4Syn|Exp I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stone journalist a writer for newspapers and magazines n United States filmmaker (born in 1946) 5Syn|Exp Oliver Stone film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker a producer of motion pictures n United States architect (1902-1978) Syn|Exp Edward Durell Stone architect, designer someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings) |
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