{
    "term": "stone",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/fr/fruit_misc.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a hard solid mineral substance that is found in the ground, often used for building",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Most of the houses are built of stone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**stone walls**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a stone floor/bridge/carving/pillar/slab"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a brick and stone building"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a flight of stone steps"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a huge block of stone"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a sculptor who works mainly in stone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The path's stone flags were worn and broken."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The stone is cut into blocks ready for building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The walls were hewn from local stone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a carved stone fireplace"
                },
                {
                    "text": "names carved in stone"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The walls were made of stone."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry", "Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["heavy", "hard", "rough"],
                "… of stone": ["block", "slab"],
                "verb + stone": ["break", "cut", "hew (something from/​out of)"],
                "stone + noun": ["block", "flag", "slab"],
                "preposition": ["in stone"],
                "phrases": ["be set in", "be written in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a small piece of rock of any shape",
            "labels": "(especially British English)(figurative)",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a pile of stones"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some children were **throwing stones **into the lake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some loose stones tumbled down the slope behind her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boys were caught throwing stones at passing trains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat broke in two and sank like a stone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The temperature dropped like a stone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A group of children pelted firefighters with stones."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["sharp", "smooth", "round"],
                "… of stones": ["heap", "pile"],
                "verb + stone": ["cast", "hurl", "throw"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These words are carved on the stone beside his grave."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["foundation", "memorial", "paving"],
                "stone + noun": ["circle"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a rare valuable stone, such as a diamond, that is used in jewellery",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She had the stone set in a ring."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["gem", "precious", "semi-precious"],
                "verb + stone": ["mine", "cut", "set"],
                "stone + verb": ["glitter", "shine"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a hard shell containing the nut or seed in the middle of some types of fruit",
            "labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**cherry/peach stones**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a small piece of hard material that can form in the bladder or kidney and cause pain",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "kidney stones"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "(in the UK) a unit for measuring weight, equal to 6.35 kilograms or 14 pounds",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He weighs over 15 stone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's trying to lose a stone."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "unable to be changed",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "People should remember that our proposals aren't set in stone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These rules are not set in stone."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be a person who does not show other people sympathy",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to achieve two things at the same time with one action",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to try every possible course of action in order to find or achieve something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "almost impossible to obtain",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Getting an apology from him was like getting blood from a stone."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "you should not criticize other people, because they will easily find ways of criticizing you",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a very short distance away",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We live just a stone's throw from here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel is within a stone's throw of the beach."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəʊn/",
                "audio": "st/stone/stone__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/stəʊn/",
                "audio": "st/stone/stone__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English stān (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steen and German Stein. The verb dates from Middle English (first recorded in sense (1))."
}