| stone- |
completely. |
| Stone Age |
the stage or level of the development of human culture that was characterized by the use of stone tools and weapons, dating from about two million B.C. to about 3,500 B.C., and divided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods. |
| stone-blind |
thoroughly and completely blind. (Cf. sand-blind, gravel-blind.) |
| stonecrop |
any of various perennial plants of the sedum family, esp. a mosslike plant that bears small yellow flowers and is often found growing on rocks and walls. |
| stonecutter |
a person or machine that cuts or dresses stone. |
| stoned |
(informal) drunk. [2 definitions] |
| stone-deaf |
thoroughly and completely deaf. |
| stonefly |
any of numerous winged insects whose larvae live under rocks in streams and are often used as fishing bait. |
| Stonehenge |
a large circle of prehistoric megaliths in southern England. |
| stonemason |
a person who prepares stone for, and uses stone in, building. |
| stone's throw |
a short distance, comparable to the distance that a stone may be thrown. |
| stonewall |
to block or hinder someone or some process, as by delaying, stalling, or withholding cooperation. [2 definitions] |
| stonewalling |
the tactic of stalling or withholding cooperation or information in order to block, delay, or frustrate a person, group, or process. |
| stoneware |
a hard pottery made with clay having a large proportion of silica or flint. |
| stonework |
any work or construction of stone; stonemasonry. [2 definitions] |
| stony |
full of or covered with stones. [4 definitions] |
| stonyhearted |
unfeeling, pitiless, or cruel; hardhearted. |
| stood |
past tense and past participle of stand. |
| stooge |
an assistant to a comedian who gives the comedian straight lines and is often the object of the audience's laughter. [3 definitions] |
| stool |
a seat without arms or a back, supported by legs or a pedestal. [5 definitions] |
| stoolie |
(slang) a stool pigeon. |