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Collocations for stone - noun

1. hard solid substance

ADJECTIVE

heavy
hard
rough, smooth
weathered
carved
a carved stone fireplace
dressed, polished
The wall was built of large blocks of dressed stone.
crushed
building

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… OF STONE

block, slab

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VERB + stone

break, cut, hew (sth from/out of)
Convicts were made to break stone for the roads.
The stone is cut into blocks ready for building.
The walls were hewn from local stone.
be built from/in/of/out of, be carved from/in/of/out of, be made from/in/of/out of
names carved in stone
carve sth in

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stone + NOUN

block, flag (BrE), slab
The path's stone slabs were worn and broken.
arch, archway, bridge, building, floor, house, pillar, stairs, structure, wall, etc.
monument, sculpture, tablet
axe/ax, tool
mason (usually stonemason)
He went to work as a stonemason.

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PREPOSITION

in stone
He is a sculptor who works mainly in stone.

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PHRASES

be set in, be written in (both figurative)
These rules are not set in stone.

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2. (esp. BrE) small piece of rock

→ See also rock

ADJECTIVE

sharp
smooth
round
loose
Some loose stones tumbled down the slope behind her.

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… OF STONES

heap, pile

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VERB + stone

cast (figurative), hurl, throw
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
The boys were caught throwing stones at passing trains.

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3. piece of stone shaped for a particular purpose

ADJECTIVE

foundation
memorial
paving, stepping
cobble, kerb/curb (usually cobblestone, etc.)
grinding, sharpening
pumice
standing

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stone + NOUN

circle
The stone circle at Avebury is larger than Stonehenge.

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4. precious stone

ADJECTIVE

gem (usually gemstone), precious, semi-precious

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VERB + stone

mine
cut
set
She had the stone set in a ring.

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stone + VERB

glitter, shine

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Collocations for stone - verb

5. (BrE) measure of weight


Stone is used with these nouns as the object:
avocado

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Collocations for stone - adv.

Stone is used with these adjectives:
broke, cold, deaf

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