Synonyms for stone
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Gem
gem, diamond, gemstone, amethyst, topaz, toepass UK, topass UK, toupas UK, sapphire, emerald, aquamarine, opal, ruby, garnet, peridot, jewel, precious stone, spinel, rhinestone, brilliant
2. Pit — the central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer
3. Rock — A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice
4. Pebble
pebble, granite, marble, flagstone, jade, onyx, agate, quartz, carnelian, chalcedony, cobblestone, turquoise, coral, schist, beryl, flag
Other
flint, cairn, rubble, whetstone, monolith, shingle, petra, fossil, carbuncle, touch-me-not, shale, imposing stone
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
- n. 2
A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.
- n. 3
A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material.
- adj. 1
Constructed of stone.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- stones → gems, diamonds, gemstones, amethysts…
Example sentences
- diamond He threatened to throw the diamond out the window.
- gem It's not as if just anybody can write a literary gem.
- amethyst Marilla always wore her amethyst brooch to church.
- gemstone I'm in love with that teal gemstone.
- pit Ziri planted a pit of a date palm in his backyard.
By length
- 3 letters
- pit1, gem1, pip1
- 4 letters
- rock1, flag1, ruby2, jade1, opal2, onyx2
- 5 letters
- coral2, flint1, jewel2, shale1, petra2, brash1, topaz2, beryl2, cairn1, agate2
- 6 letters
- marble2, fossil2, quartz1, rubble2, pebble2, garnet2, spinel, schist1, lithic2, pyrene, topass, toupas, stonen
- 7 letters
- diamond2, granite2, emerald2, shingle2, peridot3, toepass
- 8 letters
- concrete2, sapphire3, gemstone2, amethyst3, monolith3, endocarp
- 9 letters
- brilliant2, turquoise2, whetstone2, flagstone2, carnelian, carbuncle
- 10 letters
- rhinestone2, aquamarine4, chalcedony4
- 11 letters
- cobblestone3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruby2 = 2 syllables).