stone

• Bezeichnet etwas, das aus Stein besteht oder wie Stein beschaffen ist; im übertragenen Sinn etwas Hartes, Kaltes, Gefühlloses oder Regungsloses.

Describes something made of stone, or figuratively, something that is hard, cold, or unfeeling.

1. Made of stoneA2formal

   Constructed or composed of stone material.

   steinerne

   • They lived in a stone cottage in the countryside.
   • The old stone bridge has stood for centuries.
   • A stone wall surrounded the garden.

   Synonymelithicrock

2. Hard or unfeelingB2informal

   Used figuratively to describe something that is hard, cold, or lacking emotion.

   Steinern

   • He gave her a stone face when she told the joke.
   • Her heart felt stone cold after the betrayal.
   • The judge's expression was stone as he delivered the verdict.

   Synonymecallouscoldhardheartlessstonyunfeeling

   Antonymecompassionatefeelingsofttenderwarm

• Ein festes, dichtes, nichtmetallisches mineralisches Material oder ein kleines Stück davon.

A noun referring to a hard, solid, non-metallic mineral substance, or a small piece of such material.

1. Hard solid substanceA1formal

   A hard, solid, non-metallic mineral material found in the earth's crust.

   Stein

   • The path was made of flat stones.
   • He threw a stone into the lake.
   • The house was built from local stone.

   Synonymerock

2. Precious gemA2formal

   A piece of rock or mineral valued for its beauty and rarity, often used in jewelry.

   Edelstein

   • She wore a ring with a precious stone.
   • The necklace was decorated with blue stones.
   • He bought a stone for his wife's birthday.

   Synonymegemgemstonejewelprecious stone

3. B1formalbritish

   A British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds (about 6.35 kilograms).

   Stone

   • He weighs twelve stone.
   • The doctor recorded her weight as nine stone.
   • The bag of potatoes weighed one stone.

4. Hard seedB1formal

   The hard, stone-like seed inside some fruits, such as peaches, plums, or cherries.

   Stein

   • Be careful not to bite into the stone of the peach.
   • The cherry stone is very hard.
   • She removed the stone from the avocado before slicing it.

   Synonymekernelpit

• Verb, das bedeutet, Steine auf jemanden oder etwas zu werfen, oft als Bestrafung oder Angriff.

A verb meaning to throw stones at someone or something, often as a form of punishment or attack.

1. B2formal

   To throw stones at someone or something, often as a form of punishment or attack.

   Steinigen

   • The angry mob threatened to stone the accused.
   • In ancient times, people were sometimes stoned for certain crimes.
   • The vandals stoned the windows of the abandoned building.

   Synonymelapidatepelt

2. Remove stones from fruitB1formalbritish

   To remove the hard seed (stone) from the center of a fruit.

   Entsteinen

   • She stoned the cherries before baking the pie.
   • You should stone the olives before stuffing them.
   • The recipe says to stone the peaches first.

   Synonymepit