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Stone
01
calcolo
a hard material, usually made of minerals, and often used for building things
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The quarry produces various types of stone for construction projects.
La cava produce vari tipi di pietra per progetti di costruzione.
02
pietra
a rock that can be cut, polished, and used in jewelry
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Rubies and emeralds are highly valued stones.
03
a piece of rock shaped and used as building material
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The ancient city 's walls were built of stone.
04
natural rock material, composed of aggregated minerals like those forming the Earth's crust
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Volcanic stones can be lightweight and porous.
05
a state of being emotionally unresponsive
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Beneath his calm, a stone remained, untouched by anger.
06
the hard inner layer of certain fruits that contains the seed, usually woody
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The plum stone is hard and woody.
07
a unit of weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kg, used for measuring body weight
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Boxers are often categorized by stone.
to stone
01
lapidare, pietrificare
to execute or punish someone by throwing stones at them
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The harsh societal norms mandated that anyone found practicing forbidden rituals would be stoned as a warning to others.
Le severe norme sociali imponevano che chiunque fosse sorpreso a praticare rituali proibiti venisse lapidato come monito per gli altri.
02
snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo
to remove the seeds from fruits, such as cherries or peaches
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While cooking, she was stoning the dates for the dessert, removing the pits carefully.
Mentre cucinava, snocciolava i datteri per il dessert, rimuovendo con attenzione i noccioli.
stone
01
of a dull tan or gray color
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The scarf's stone color complemented her outfit.
Albero Lessicale
stoneless
stonelike
stony
stone
