stone
noun (ROCK) /stəʊn/
/stoʊn/ Definition
B1 [C or U] the hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used for building, or a piece of this: a stone wall/floor a flight of stone steps a primitive stone axe They cut enormous blocks of stone out of the hillside. Some demonstrators were arrested for throwing stones at the police.Geology - general words › [C] a piece of hard material that can form in some organs in the body and cause severe pain: kidney/gall stonesSwellings and lumps
(Definition of stone noun (ROCK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- angry adjective (PAINFUL)
- bloated adjective (SWOLLEN)
- bump noun (RAISED AREA)
- excrescence noun
- ganglion noun
- goitre noun
- growth noun
- inflamed adjective
- inflammatory adjective (SWELLING)
- lump noun (IN THE BODY)
- node noun (LUMP)
- nodule noun
- polyp noun (GROWTH)
- protuberance noun
- puffy adjective
- swollen adjective
- swollen verb
- tumescent adjective
- turgid adjective (SWOLLEN)
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