1.a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter;
he threw a rock at me
2.material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust;
that mountain is solid rock
3.building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose;
he wanted a special stone to mark the site
4.a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry;
he had the gem set in a ring for his wife
5.the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed;
you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking
6.an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds;
a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone
7.a lack of feeling or expression or movement;
he must have a heart of stone
8.of any of various dull tannish-gray colors
1.kill by throwing stones at;
Adulterers should be stoned according to the Koran
2.remove the pits from;
pit plums and cherries