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stone·work
(stōn′wûrk′)n.
1. The technique or process of working in stone.
2. Work made of stone; stonemasonry.
stone′work′er n.
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stonework
(ˈstəʊnˌwɜːk)n
1. (Building) any structure or part of a building made of stone
2. (Building) the process of dressing or setting stones
ˈstoneˌworker n
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stone•work
(ˈstoʊnˌwɜrk)n.
1. a construction built of stone; stone masonry.
2. the process or art of dressing, setting, or designing in stone.
3. Usu., stoneworks. (usu. with a sing. v.) a place where stone is dressed, as for building.
[before 1000]
stone′work`er, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  stonework - masonry done with stone cyclopean masonry - a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size masonry - structure built of stone or brick by a mason |
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stone
(stəun) noun1. (also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed. limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.
2. a piece of this, of any shape or size. He threw a stone at the dog.
3. a piece of this shaped for a special purpose. a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.
4. a gem or jewel. She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.
5. the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries. a cherry-stone.
6. a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes. She weighs 9.5 stone.
7. a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.
verb1. to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment. Saint Stephen was stoned to death.
2. to remove the stones from (fruit). She washed and stoned the cherries.
ˈstony adjective1. full of, or covered with, stones. stony soil; a stony path/beach; It's very stony around here.
2. (of a person's expression etc) like stone in coldness, hardness etc. He gave me a stony stare.
ˈstonily adverbˈstoniness noun
ˌstone-ˈcold, ˌstone-ˈdead, ˌstone-ˈdeaf adjective
completely cold, dead, or deaf. He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.
ˈstoneware noun, adjective (of) a hard type of pottery made of clay containing pieces of stone. a stoneware jug.
ˈstonework noun construction done in stone, especially the stone parts of a building.
leave no stone unturned to try every possible means. The police left no stone unturned to (try to) find the child.
a stone's throw a very short distance. They live only a stone's throw away from here.
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