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Meaning of "stone-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STONE-LIKE

stone-like  [ˈstəʊnˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STONE-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stone-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STONE-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stone-like in the English dictionary

The definition of stone-like in the dictionary is resembling stone. Other definition of stone-like is steely and impassive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STONE-LIKE


balloon-like
bəˈluːnˌlaɪk
basinlike
ˈbeɪsənˌlaɪk
cartoonlike
kɑːˈtuːnˌlaɪk
chameleon-like
kəˈmiːlɪənˌlaɪk
downlike
ˈdaʊnˌlaɪk
garden-like
ˈɡɑːdənˌlaɪk
gentlemanlike
ˈdʒɛntəlmənˌlaɪk
hormonelike
ˈhɔːməʊnˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
kitten-like
ˈkɪtənˌlaɪk
machine-like
məˈʃiːnˌlaɪk
manlike
ˈmænˌlaɪk
oven-like
ˈʌvənˌlaɪk
ribbon-like
ˈrɪbənˌlaɪk
satin-like
ˈsætɪnˌlaɪk
screenlike
ˈskriːnˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
unsportsmanlike
ʌnˈspɔːtsmənˌlaɪk
woman-like
ˈwʊmənˌlaɪk
workmanlike
ˈwɜːkmənˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STONE-LIKE

stone saw
Stone sheep
stone shoot
stone the crows
Stone-Age
stone-blind
stone-broke
stone-cold
stone-dead
stone-deaf
stone-lily
stone´s cast
Stone´s sheep
stone´s throw
stoneable
stoneboat
stoneborer
stonebrash
stonebreak
stonebreaker

WORDS THAT END LIKE STONE-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
guitar-like
hammer-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
summer-like
tail-like
village-like
virus-like
water-like
winter-like

Synonyms and antonyms of stone-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stone-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STONE-LIKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

石样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

similar a la piedra
570 millions of speakers

English

stone-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्थर की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل الحجر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

камень - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pedra -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাথর-সদৃশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semblable à la pierre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Batu seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

steinartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌 처럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya watu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दगडासारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taş gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stone -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak kamień
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

камінь - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- piatră ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πέτρα - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klip -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stenliknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stein -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stone-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STONE-LIKE»

The term «stone-like» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STONE-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stone-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STONE-LIKE»

Discover the use of stone-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stone-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Crushed Stone-like Calcifications: The Most Frequent ...
Praise for this book:This book should be required reading for the multidisciplinary team of physicians and health care professionals who use mammography for breast cancer detection and treatment...a landmark volume in the field of ...
László Tabár, Tibor Tot, Peter B. Dean, 2008
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Breast Cancer: Early Detection with Mammography: Crushed ...
Praise for this book:This book should be required reading for the multidisciplinary team of physicians and health care professionals who use mammography for breast cancer detection and treatment...a landmark volume in the field of ...
Laszlo Tabar, Tibor Tot, 2011
3
Not Etched in Stone: Essays on Ritual Memory, Soul, and Society
The essays presented by Professors Marie A. Conn and Therese McGuire examine stone and water as vehicles of ritual memory through the lenses of various disciplines.
Marie A. Conn, Therese Benedict McGuire, 2007
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The Natural History of Pliny
Callaica" is the name given to a stone like a clouded callaina ;76 a number of them are always found united, it is said. Catochitis" is a stone found in Corsica, of larger size than the other precious stones; and of a more wonderful nature, if the  ...
Pliny (the Elder.), 1857
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The Scientist's Atom and the Philosopher's Stone: How ...
If two packets of Parmenidean being collide it can certainly be concluded that they cannot penetrate each other, but it cannot be concluded that they rebound. Democritean atomism did augment the Parmeidean picture by adding the stone- like ...
Alan Chalmers, 2009
6
Phil Stone of Oxford: A Vicarious Life
Meanwhile, according to his niece, he played football and baseball for Ole Miss. 27 Jim Stone, like his brothers, could be very charming; he seems to have enjoyed an easy good humor. He was more popular in town and at the university than ...
Susan Snell, 2008
7
How To Think Like a Neandertal
Soft, grainy stone like sandstone won't hold an edge, and hard, crystalline rocks like granite are too hard and have a crystalline structure that hinders knapping. From the time of the earliest known stone tools, from a place called Gona in ...
Thomas Wynn, Frederick L. Coolidge, 2011
8
The Jewish Alchemists: A History and Source Book
... arsenic], and there are such that are found in animals such as the water-lobster [or crayfish], and also in the gall of the ox and of man, and there is such that if it is burned in fire it freezes [i.e., coagulates] and becomes a stone like tabashir [A., ...
Raphael Patai, 1994
9
The Stone Light
It was under an overhang of ruins, so that she couldn't be seen from above. Junipa landed beside her, cracking against the stone like a bundle of loose bones. But in contrast to Merle she didn't cry out. Didn't utter a sound. You can feel it.
Kai Meyer, 2008
10
The Pindar Diamond
A stone like that, we would all do well to leave it alone.' 'Why do you say that?' Prospero shuffled uncomfortably. 'The stone is moving on.' He did not meet Paul's eye. 'What?' 'I said the stone is moving on.' Prospero flung his long beard over ...
Katie Hickman, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STONE-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stone-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taunton sculptor tries to set world record for giant peach pit collection
The Taunton sculptor, who has carved unique, enigmatic faces into the stone-like seeds for the past 40 years, is now attempting to establish a Guinness World ... «Taunton Daily Gazette, Jun 15»
2
Power Stone-Like 3D Brawler, Combat Core, Goes Live With …
MABManz has announced that Combat Core -- a free-roaming 3D arena fighting game similar to classics like Power Stone and Custom Robo -- will come to ... «Pure Xbox, May 15»
3
Architects working on Batavia school design
“The stone-like materials will be carried into the interior of the building,” Knappenberger said. Gaddes said she has been exploring different interior design ... «The Clermont Sun, Mar 14»
4
CES 2014: Netatmo June bracelet monitors sun exposure
The device uses a gem stone-like sensor to measure sun exposure and deliver the results to the user's iOS device via a companion app. Netatmo's June ... «Digital Spy UK, Jan 14»
5
Salty Tanzania Lake Turns Birds Into Stone-Like Statues
Correction 10/9/2013: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Lake Natron was 402 miles wide. The lake is 402 square miles. A lake in Tanzania ... «KUOW News and Information, Oct 13»
6
lethal lake natron calcifies animals into stone-like corpses
while traveling northern tanzania for a pictorial journey of east africa, british photographer nick brandt unexpectedly came upon a number dead birds and bats ... «Designboom, Oct 13»
7
Big concrete wall will look like rock
The blocks have a stone-like facing and will be colored to correspond to the rocky walls around the area. -- Roger S. Lucas photo. A Spokane firm, Spilker ... «The Star of Grand Coulee, Jun 13»
8
Russian scientists recover meteor fragments
Researchers from the Urals Federal University, based in Yekaterinburg, have determined that the small stone-like pieces found near Lake Cherbarkul in the ... «RYOT, Feb 13»
9
What causes tonsil stones to smell so terrible?
... open your mouth in front of a mirror and say "Ahhh." Shine a flashlight into your throat and look carefully for any small stone-like objects. Most tonsilloliths are ... «TheraBreath, Nov 11»
10
Start-up to release 'stone-like' optical disc that lasts forever
Start-up Millenniata and Hitachi-LG Data Storage plan to soon release a new optical disc and read/write player that will store movies, photos or any other data ... «Computerworld, Aug 11»

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« EDUCALINGO. Stone-Like [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/stone-like>. May 2024 ».
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