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   Stone

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   noun

   • 1. hard solid nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material: "the houses are built of stone"
   • ▪ used in similes and metaphors to refer to weight or lack of feeling, expression, or movement: "Isabel stood as if turned to stone"
   • ▪ a small piece of rock found on the ground. Similar rockpebbleboulderboondiecobblesgravelscreerare:concretion
   • ▪ a meteorite made of rock, as opposed to metal.
   • ▪ a calculus; a gallstone or kidney stone.
   • 2. a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially one of commemoration, ceremony, or demarcation: "a memorial stone" Similar gravestoneheadstonetombstonetabletmonumentmonolithobelisk
   • ▪ a gem or jewel: "a gold ring with a small dark red stone" Similar gemgemstonejewelprecious stonesemiprecious stonebrilliantinformal:rocksparklerarchaic:bijou
   • ▪ short for curling stone
   • ▪ a round piece or counter, originally made of stone, used in various board games such as backgammon.
   • ▪ a large flat table or sheet, originally made of stone and later usually of metal, on which pages of type were made up.
   • 3. a hard seed in a cherry, plum, peach, and some other fruits. Similar kernelseedpippittechnical:endocarp
   • 4. a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (6.35 kg): British "I weighed 10 stone"
   • 5. a natural shade of whitish-gray or brownish-gray: "stone stretch trousers"

   verb

   • 1. throw stones at: "three vehicles were stoned and torched"
   • 2. remove the stone from (a fruit): British "halve, stone, and peel the avocados"
   • 3. build, face, or pave with stone: "the honey-stoned, eighteenth-century city"

   Word Origin Old Englishstān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in stone (sense 1 of the verb)).

   Derivatives

   • 1. stoneless adjective

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   What happens during a stoning?

   • The stoning is meant to be a slow, painful, and deliberate death. The husband has the “honor” to throw the first stone. Then her children are coaxed into taking part. They are told to do it for God. The woman is allowed to try and escape, but she is buried too deeply. For the next 10 to 20 minutes the rest of the community joins in.

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   What does stone mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of STONE is a concretion of earthy or mineral matter. How to use stone in a sentence.

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   Is stoning a legal form of punishment?

   • In some of these countries, including Afghanistan, it has been carried out extrajudicially by militants, tribal leaders, and others. In some other countries, including Nigeria and Pakistan, although stoning is a legal form of punishment, it has never been legally carried out. Stoning is condemned by human rights organizations.

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   Are stonings condoned?

   • There are a few other countries in which stonings are not condoned by national legislation, but sentences have been carried out at a regional level or by tribal groups. One of these countries is Afghanistan. Stoning was the official punishment for many crimes under the Taliban rule, but the U.S.-led occupation helped end that.

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   STONING meaning: 1. present participle of stone 2. to throw stones at something or someone: 3. to kill someone as a…. Learn more.

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   Jul 14, 2022 · Stoning has also made a resurgence in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Earlier this year, reports suggested that a man and a woman had been stoned to death at a sharia court for having sexual ...

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   The meaning of STONE is a concretion of earthy or mineral matter. How to use stone in a sentence. ... stoned; stoning; stones. transitive verb. 1: to hurl stones at.

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   4 days ago · stoning: 1 n the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) Synonyms: lapidation Type of: corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime

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    Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma. It has been attested as a form of punishment for grave misdeeds since ancient times.