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Meaning of "five stones" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIVE STONES

five stones play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIVE STONES

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Five stones is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIVE STONES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of five stones in the English dictionary

The definition of five stones in the dictionary is the game of jacks played with five stones.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIVE STONES

five
five by five
five heads of predicables
five hundred
five Ks
Five Nations
Five Nations Championship
Five Nations Tournament
Five Towns
five wits
five-a-day
five-a-side
five-a-side football
five-and-dime
five-by-five
five-day week
five-door
five-eighth
five-faced bishop
five-finger

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIVE STONES

a bag of bones
bare-bones
bones
cojones
colones
comedones
crossbones
crumple zones
Davy Jones
earphones
headphones
Jones
let bygones be bygones
overtones
Paul Jones
plainstones
Rolling Stones
sawbones
Stones
Zeta-Jones

Synonyms and antonyms of five stones in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «five stones» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIVE STONES

Find out the translation of five stones to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of five stones from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «five stones» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

5结石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinco piedras
570 millions of speakers

English

five stones
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पांच पत्थर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خمسة حجارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пять камней
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinco pedras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঁচটি পাথর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cinq pierres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lima batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fünf Steine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

5石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다섯 돌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limang watu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năm đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐந்து கற்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाच दगड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beş taş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinque pietre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pięć kamieni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

п´ять каменів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cinci pietre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέντε πέτρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyf klippe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fem stenar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fem steiner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of five stones

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVE STONES»

The term «five stones» is regularly used and occupies the 83.196 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIVE STONES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about five stones

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIVE STONES»

Discover the use of five stones in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to five stones and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Five Stones: Conquering Your Giants
Like modern-day Davids, readers will leave this book empowered to conquer challenges, in ministry and in life, with clear-eyed confidence and well-grounded hope.
Shane Stanford, R. Brad Martin, 2013
2
The Anti-Christ Is Here
The question arises: why did David pick up five stones? A lot of people say they don't know. Others believe David picked up five stones because Goliath had four brothers and David wanted to have enough stones to kill them all. This idea just ...
Thomas McShea, 2008
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The Flood Myths of Early China
The biography of the physician Chunyu Yi in the Shiji records a debate over the proper method of using the five stones to treat disease. This debate includes citations from a medical text entitled the Bian Que yijing, which thus clearly existed ...
Mark Edward Lewis, 2012
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Five Stones and a Sling: Memoirs of a Biblical Scholar
He has developed five major theories, which challenged received opinion among the learned; and the book tells the story of how these 'stones' fared when confronting the biblical establishment.
Michael Goulder, 2009
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Sports and Games of the Ancients
Using five stones, it starts like many other variations. One stone is tossed, and the other four are picked up one at a time. That's called laying the eggs. Next, while the tossed stone is airborne, one stone at a time is nudged under the other hand  ...
Steve Craig, 2002
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Abiding Under the Shadow: God's Call to Return to Covenant ...
David runs to the stream-- a picture of water, and the Holy Spirit-- and He gathers five stones from the river. David went to the river! We, too, need to run to the river once again-- The River of God! And in that “River of God” there will be those five ...
David Lebo, 2009
7
Sticks and Stones: 39 Fun and Simple Games from Around the World
Continue tossing up one stone and picking up one stone until you have picked up all five stones. 2. Round two: Pick up one stone and toss it into the air. While it is in the air, quickly pick up two stones from the ground before catching the one in  ...
Phyllis J. Perry, 2012
8
Five Smooth Stones: Proven Steps for Positive Success
Proven Steps for Positive Success Phil Farver. that we can continue to do every day and continue to improve each step of the way. Once you get your players, your salesmen, or your board to buy into each of the five stones and really be ...
Phil Farver, 2009
9
Precious Stones and Bedrock Truth
Notice how he took five stones with him not just one stone. He had a plan he knew would work, and took with him the necessary preparations. When faced with the challenge, he was confident in God, but knew he still needed to be prepared, ...
Mark L. Day, 2010
10
Learning About Cultures (eBook)
This game was invented in the rocky parts of Israel. Israel is home to many Jewish children who like to play many of the same games that your students love, including Five Stones or Israeli Jacks. Your students can play using five small stones ...
John Gust, J. Meghan McChesney, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIVE STONES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term five stones is used in the context of the following news items.
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Settle super-slimmer Adi Campbell sheds five stones in five months
A FATHER-OF-TWO has shown his children he's a loser – and he couldn't be happier about it! For Adrian Campbell, of Settle, has shed a ... «Craven Herald, Jul 15»
2
Marvel History: Where Are The Final 2 Infinity Stones?
Even though the Power Stone is the catalyst for the other five stones and makes all of them work to their optimum potential, the Soul Stone is ... «Bam! Smack! Pow!, Jul 15»
3
Marvel History: The Infinity Stones Part 2
The Power Stone is also the catalyst that makes the other five stones work to their maximum potential. This would explain why all of the other ... «Bam! Smack! Pow!, Jul 15»
4
Young adult author Morgan
This is the second book of her Five Stones Trilogy, which began with the critically acclaimed “The Fog of Forgetting.” In “Chantarelle,” readers ... «Mount Desert Islander, Jul 15»
5
Ricky Hatton spotted drinking champagne and smoking at pool party …
Remarkably, he used to shed five stones during a seven-week training camp before his world title battles. Hatton also appeared to have cuts on ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
Western Morning News Trophy is Ryan Chapman's deserved reward
Chapman shed five stones in order to continue riding in point-to-points in the last couple of years. Riding pointers prepared by his family, ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
7
Means to defeat hatred, violence are at hand if we'll only reach for …
Let's pick up those five stones and use them against the Goliaths who threaten everything good about America. The Rev. Nancy J. Kemper is ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jun 15»
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The real point of David and Goliath
Sometimes they even define David's five stones as characteristics you need to have in your spiritual pouch. It's true that Goliath was a mighty ... «Newnan Times-Herald, Jun 15»
9
Will Children Really Ditch the iPad for Chess?
Select five stones - children can paint them first if they wish. Throw one in the air and while it's air borne, pick up as many of the other four as ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
10
Marine Parade celebrates Father's Day with traditional games
The 20 teams played traditional games such as five stones and capteh, in which players must keep a shuttlecock up in the air by kicking it ... «Channel News Asia, Jun 15»

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