STONE-SQUARER
STONE-SQUARER, noun [stone and square.] One who forms stones into squares. 1 Kings 5:1.
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STONE-STILL
STONE-STILL, adjective [stone and still.] Still as a stone; perfectly still or motionless.
STONE-WALL
STONE-WALL, noun [stone and wall.] A wall built of stones.
STONE-WARE
STONE-WARE, noun [stone and ware.] A species of potters ware of a coarse kind, glazed and baked.
STONE-WORK
STONE-WORK, noun [stone and work.] Work or wall consisting of stone; masons work of stone.
STONECUTTER
STONECUTTER, noun [stone and cut.] One whose occupation is to hew stones.
STONECUTTING
STONECUTTING, noun The business of hewing stones for walls, steps, cornices, monuments, etc.
STONED
STONED, participle passive Pelted or killed with stones; freed from stones; walled with stones.
STONER
STONER, noun One who beats or kills with stones; one who walls with stones.
STONES-CAST
STONES-CAST, STONES-THROW, noun [stone and cast or throw.] The distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand.
STONES-MICKLE
STONES-MICKLE, noun A bird.
STONES-THROW
STONES-CAST, STONES-THROW noun [stone and cast or throw.] The distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand.
STONINESS
STONINESS, noun [from stony.]1. The quality of abounding with stones; as, the stoniness of ground renders it difficult to till.2. Hardness of heart.
STONY
STONY, adjective [G.]1. Made of stone; as a stony tower.2. Consisting of stone; as a stony cave.3. Full of stones; abounding with stones; as stony ground.4. Petrifying; as the s...
STONY-HEARTED
STONE-HEARTED, STONY-HEARTED adjective [stone and heart.] Hard hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
STOOD
STOOD, preterit tense of stand.
STOOK
STOOK, noun A small collection of sheaves set up in the field. [Local.]
STOOL
STOOL, noun [G., a stool a stock, a pew, a chair, the see of a bishop. This coincides with stall and still. A stool is that which is set, or a seat.1. A seat without a back; a l...
STOOL-BALL
STOOL-BALL, noun [stool and ball.] A play in which balls are driven from stool to stool.
STOOM
STOOM, verb transitive To put bags of herbs or other ingredients into wine, to prevent fermentation. [Local.]
STOOP
STOOP, verb intransitive1. To bend the body downward and forward; as, to stoop to pick up a book.2. To bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking. We often ...
STOOPED
STOOPED, participle passive Caused to lean.
STOOPER
STOOPER, noun One that bends the body forward.
STOOPING
STOOPING, participle present tense Bending the body forward; yielding; submitting; condescending; inclining.
STOOPINGLY
STOOPINGLY, adverb With a bending of the body forward.
STOOR
STOOR, verb intransitive To rise in clouds, as dust or smoke; from the Welsh ystwr, a stir. [Local.]
STOOTER
STOOTER, noun A small silver coin in Holland, value 2 stivers.