| Main Entry: |
stone
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hard piece of earth's surface |
| Synonyms: | boulder, crag, crystal, gem, grain, gravel, jewel, masonry, metal, mineral, ore, pebble, rock, stonework |
| Main Entry: | gem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone; treasure |
| Synonyms: | bauble, glass*, hardware, jewel, jewelry, masterpiece, nonpareil, ornament, paragon, pearl, pick, prize, rock*, sparkler, stone, trump* |
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strike |
| Synonyms: | KO, bang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, blitz, box*, brain*, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff, dab, ding, flail, flax, flog, give a black eye, hammer*, hook, jab, kick, knock, knock around, knock out, lace, lambaste, larrup, lather, let fly, let have it, lob, nail, pellet, pelt, percuss, pop, pound, punch, rap, ride roughshod, slap, smack, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, uppercut, wallop, whack, whang |
| Main Entry: | jewel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone |
| Synonyms: | baguette, bauble, bead, bijou, birthstone, brilliant, gem, gemstone, glass, gullion, hardware, ornament, rock*, sparkler, stone, trinket |
| Main Entry: | jewelry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stones, metals worn as decoration |
| Synonyms: | adornment, anklet, band, bangle, bauble, beads, bijou, bracelet, brass, brooch, cameo, chain, charm, choker, costume, cross, crown, diamonds, earring, finery, frippery, gem, glass*, gold, ice*, jewel, junk*, knickknack, lavaliere, locket, necklace, ornament, pendant, pin, regalia, ring, rock, rosary, silver, solitaire, sparkler, stickpin, stone, tiara, tie pin, treasure, trinket |
| Main Entry: | landmark |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | historical or notable sight |
| Synonyms: | battleground, benchmark, bend, blaze, feature, fragment, guide, hill, mark, marker, memorial, milepost, milestone, monument, mountain, museum, promontory, remnant, ruins, souvenir, specimen, stone, survival, trace, tree, vantage point, vestige, waypost |
| Main Entry: | monument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | memorial, remembrance |
| Synonyms: | cairn, cenotaph, column, commemoration, erection, footstone, gravestone, headstone, ledger, magnum opus, marker, masterpiece, mausoleum, memento, monolith, obelisk, pile, pillar, record, reminder, shrine, slab, statue, stele, stone, tablet, testament, token, tomb, tombstone, tower, tribute, witness |
| Main Entry: | nut |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seed of fruit, vegetable |
| Synonyms: | achene, caryopsis, kernel, stone, utricle |
| Main Entry: | pelt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat; throw hard |
| Synonyms: | assail, batter, belabor, belt, bombard, career, cast, charge, dash, hammer, hurl, knock, lapidate, pepper, pound, pour, pummel, rain, rush, shoot, shower, sling, speed, stone, strike, swat, tear, thrash, wallop |
| Notes: | skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals |