1. A lump of hard consolidated mineral matter; SYN. stone.
2. Material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust; SYN. stone.
3. Pitching dangerously to one side; SYN. careen, sway, tilt.
4. Constituent of the Earth's crust, composed of mineral particles and/or materials of organic origin consolidated into a hard mass as igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rocks.
ETYM Old Eng. ston, stan, as. stân.
1. A piece of rock, usually rounded, of small or medium size.
2. A piece of stone hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose.
3. The single central seed in some fruits such as peaches and cherries enclosed in a hard woody shell; SYN. pit.
4. (British) An avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds.