Stone

What “Stone” means

Noun

1. A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
2. A piece of such material: a block of stone, rock or a pebble.
3. A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
4. A unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.
5. The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

Adj

1. Constructed of stone.
2. Having the appearance of stone.
3. Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.
4. Used as an intensifier.
5. Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.

Adv

1. As a stone (used with following adjective).
2. Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

Verb

1. To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.
2. To wall or wall up with stones.
3. To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
4. To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
5. Especially of cannabis or narcotics: To intoxicate. (Usually in passive)

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nos Proto-Indo-European *stóyh₂nos Proto-Germanic *stainaz Proto-West Germanic *stain Old English stān Middle English ston English stone From Middle English ston, stone, stan, from Old English stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz (“stone”), from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”). Cognates Cognate with Scots stane (“stone”), Yola sthoan (“stone”), North Frisian stean, stian, stiin, stiinj (“stone”), Saterland Frisian Steen (“stone”), West Frisian stien (“stone”), Alemannic German Steei (“rock, stone”), Bavarian Staa (“rock, stone”), Central Franconian Steen, Stään (“stone”), Dutch steen (“stone”), German Stein (“rock, stone”), German Low German Steen, Stein (“stone”), Luxembourgish Steen (“stone”), Vilamovian śtan (“stone”), Yiddish שטיין (shteyn, “stone”)

From Middle English stonen, stanen, from Old English *stānian (“to stone”), from Proto-West Germanic *stainōn, from Proto-Germanic *stainōną (“to stone”). Cognate with Scots stane (“to stone”), German Low German stenen (“to stone”), Danish stene (“to stone”), Swedish stena (“to stone”), Faroese steina (“to stone”). Compare also Saterland Frisian stenigje (“to stone”), West Frisian stiennigje (“to stone”), Dutch stenigen (“to stone”), German steinigen (“to stone”).

Business name ideas with “Stone”

Industries where “Stone” fits

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• Concrete Company
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• Electrician
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• All Other Metal Ore Mining
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• Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
• Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
• Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining
• Crude Petroleum Extraction
• Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying
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• Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
• Drywall and Insulation Contractors
• Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
• Finish Carpentry Contractors
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• Framing Contractors
• Glass and Glazing Contractors
• Gold Ore Mining
• Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
• Industrial Building Construction
• Industrial Sand Mining