Words / A2

STOHN/stəʊn/

Stone is a hard piece of rock, or the material used for buildings: a stone wall, made of stone, throw a stone. Rock is often a larger natural piece; stone is common for building and for smaller pieces. Uncountable for the material: some stone; countable for one piece: a stone. A stone in British English can also mean a unit of weight — skip that at A2. Do not call a brick a stone; a brick is made, a stone is natural or cut from rock.

Meaning

A hard piece of rock, or a hard material used for buildings.

Examples

• “He sat on a stone by the path.”
• “The old church is built of stone.”
• “She picked up a small stone from the path.”

Good to know

made of stone. a stone wall. Uncountable material / countable piece. Close: rock. Not brick.

Near in meaning

rock

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