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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
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Question 1 of 7
In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Idioms about stone
Origin of stone
First recorded before 900; Middle English noun stan, sto(o)n, Old English stān; cognate with Dutch steen, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains; akin to Greek stī́a “pebble,” Latin stīria “icicle”; the verb, adjective, and adverb are derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM stone
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stone
boulder, cobblestone, granule, pebble, rock, stoneOther definitions for stone (2 of 2)
Stone
[ stohn ]
/ stoʊn /
noun
Edward Du·rell [doo-rel, dyoo-], /dʊˈrɛl, dyʊ-/, 1902–78, U.S. architect.
Har·lan Fiske [hahr-luhn], /ˈhɑr lən/, 1872–1946, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1941–46.
Irving, 1903–1989, U.S. author.
I(sidor) F(ein·stein) [fahyn-stahyn], /ˈfaɪn staɪn/, "Izzy", 1907–1989, U.S. political journalist.
Lucy, 1818–93, U.S. suffragist (wife of Henry Brown Blackwell).
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British Dictionary definitions for stone (1 of 3)
stone
/ (stəʊn) /
noun
adverb
(in combination) completelystone-cold; stone-dead
verb (tr)
Derived forms of stone
stonable or stoneable, adjectivestoneless, adjectivestonelessness, nounstonelike, adjectiveWord Origin for stone
Old English stān; related to Old Saxon stēn, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains, Greek stion pebble
British Dictionary definitions for stone (2 of 3)
Stone
/ (stəʊn) /
noun
Oliver. born 1946, US film director and screenwriter: his films include Platoon (1986), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991), Nixon (1995), Alexander (2004), and World Trade Center (2006)
Sharon. born 1958, US film actress: her films include Basic Instinct (1991), Casino (1995), and Cold Creek Manor (2003)
British Dictionary definitions for stone (3 of 3)
stone-
prefix
very; completelystone-blind; stone-cold
Word Origin for stone-
from stone in the sense of "like a stone"
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Scientific definitions for stone
stone
[ stōn ]
Rock, especially when used in construction.
The hard, woody inner layer (the endocarp) of a drupe such as a cherry or peach. Not in scientific use.
See calculus.
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