stones

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of stone. Use this form for more than one stone.

   The children threw stones into the pond.

   She collected smooth stones from the beach.

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2. 2
   verb

   Present-tense form of stone used with he, she, or it.

   She stones the olives before adding them to the dish.

   He stones the cherries every summer for the pie.

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3. 3
   nounslangcountable

   A man's testicles.

   The stray kick caught him right in the stones.

   He wore a cup to protect his stones during the match.

   Similarballs, nuts, testicles, bollocks

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4. 4
   nounslang

   Courage, the bravery to do something hard or risky.

   It takes real stones to speak up like that in front of everyone.

   She showed she had the stones to finish the climb.

   Similarguts, nerve, balls, courage, cojones

   Oppositecowardice, timidity

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