stone

• Describe algo hecho de piedra o, en sentido figurado, algo duro, frío o insensible.

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

1. Made of stoneA2formal

   Constructed or composed of stone material.

   hecho de piedra

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

   Sinónimoslithicrock

2. Hard or unfeelingB2informal

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

   Duro o insensible

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscallouscoldhardheartlessstonyunfeeling

   Antónimoscompassionatefeelingsofttenderwarm

• Sustancia mineral sólida, dura y compacta, de origen natural, o un trozo pequeño de ese material.

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.

   Piedra (material sólido duro)

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

   Sinónimosrock

2. Precious gemA2formal

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

   Piedra preciosa

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

   Sinónimosgemgemstonejewelprecious stone

3. B1formalbritish

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

   Unidad de peso británica

   • 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.

   Hueso de fruta

   • 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.

   Sinónimoskernelpit

• Verbo que significa lanzar piedras contra alguien o algo, a menudo como castigo o ataque.

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.

   apedrear

   • 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.

   Sinónimoslapidatepelt

2. Remove stones from fruitB1formalbritish

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

   Deshuesar

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

   Sinónimospit