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| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) (مجازي) | مرمى حجر |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |
| a stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) (مجازي) | على مرمى حجر |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
a stone's throw from [sth],
within a stone's throw of [sth] expr | figurative, informal (near) (قريب) | على مرمى حجر من شيء |
| | The shop is just a stone's throw from my house. |
| be written in stone v expr | figurative (be definitively prescribed) | إلزامي، مسنون، مفروض |
| | The rules cannot be changed, they are written in stone! |
| | لا يمكن تغيير هذه القوانين فهي إلزامية. |
| cast stone | (concrete) | حجر صناعيّ |
| cast the first stone v expr | figurative (be first to accuse) | يوجه الاتهام الأول |
| | We should not be arguing about who has the right to cast the first stone. |
| dry stone n | (wall-building: without cement) | البناء بالحجر دون ملاط |
dry stone,
dry-stone n as adj | (made without cement) (دون ملاط) | حجري |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | UK (stone wall built without mortar) | جدار حجريّ |
| | The property is surrounded by a drywall. |
| foundation stone n | (of a building) (لمبنى) | حجر أساس |
| grinding stone n | (for sharpening tools) | حجر شحذ |
| | When sharpening a chisel on a grinding stone, it's important to get the angle right. |
| have a heart of stone v expr | figurative (lack compassion) | لديه قلب من حجر |
| | You must have a heart of stone if the film didn't bring a tear to your eye. |
| heart of stone n | figurative (lack of compassion) | تقسية القلب |
| | You would need a heart of stone to see those starving children and not feel compassion. |
inkstone,
ink stone n | (block for grinding ink) (حجر لطحن الحبر) | حجر الحبر |
| kidney stone n | (buildup of deposits in the kidney) | حصاة كلوية |
| | He had an operation to remove a kidney stone which had been causing him great pain. |
| kill two birds with one stone v expr | informal, figurative (do 2 things at once) | يضرب عصفورين بحجر واحد |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| leave no stone unturned v expr | figurative (search thoroughly) | يبحث بدقة |
| | In the investigation to find the missing child, the police have left no stone unturned. |
| memorial stone n | (stone or granite monument to the dead) | حجر تذكاري |
| | A memorial stone was erected to remember the famous musician. |
oolite,
egg stone n | (type of limestone) (نوع من الحجر الكلسي) | أوليت |
| paving stone n | (slab used to lay a path) | حجر رصف، بلاطة رصف |
| | I hurt my back when I tried to lift a paving stone. |
perpend,
perpend stone n | (construction: large stone) (في البناء) | حجر الربط |
| philosopher's stone n | (alchemical substance) | حجر الفلاسفة |
| | The philosopher's stone can turn iron into gold. |
| precious stone n | (valuable gem, gemstone) | حجر كريم |
| | The brooch was made of gold, set with precious stones. |
puddingstone,
pudding stone,
pudding-stone n | (conglomerate rock) | حجر مُدَملَك، حجر رصيص |
| pumice stone n | (abrasive stone used for exfoliating) | حجر خفّاف، حجر نَشّف |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | حجر خفّان |
| | You can get a pumice stone for the callus on your foot at that store. |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: paper,
scissors,
stone n | (game) (لعبة اختيار في بعض البلدان) | حجر، ورقة، مقصّ |
| rolling stone n | figurative (person: nomadic) | شَخْص كثير السَّفر، شخص كثير التجوال، شخص كثير التنقّل |
| | | شَخص دائم الحَرَكة |
| | In her youth Annie was a rolling stone, never staying anywhere for long. |
| Rosetta Stone n | (stone inscribed with hieroglyphics) | حجر رشيد |
| | The Rosetta Stone was an important aid to understanding and translating hieroglyphics. |
| Rosetta Stone n | figurative (key to deciphering or solving [sth]) (مجازي) | مفتاح |
| | (مجازي) | مفتاح فك رمز |
semiprecious stone,
UK: semi-precious stone n | (gemstone) | حجر شبه كريم |
| | Unlike a diamond, an amethyst is a semiprecious stone. |
set in stone,
set in concrete adj | figurative (decided definitively) | مقرّر بشكل نهائي |
| ملاحظة: Commonly used in the negative |
| | These are just guidelines; nothing is set in stone yet. |
| standing stone n | usually plural (monument: menhir) | منهير، نصب حجري عمودي |
stepping stone,
stepping-stone,
steppingstone n | (stone: used to cross water) | حجر عبور الماء |
| | I've placed some rocks in the stream to act as stepping stones. |
stepping stone,
stepping-stone,
steppingstone n | figurative (person, job: used to progress) | وسيلة للتقدم |
| | This job's just a stepping stone to a better one. |
| the Stone Age n | (early period in civilization) | العصر الحجري |
| | The dinosaurs had already died out by the beginning of the Stone Age. |
stone cold,
stone-cold adj | figurative (completely cold) | بارد جدًّا |
| stone fruit n | (fruit with a pit inside) | ثمرة بنواة |
stone marten,
beech marten n | (weasel-like mammal) (من الثدييات) | دَلَق، سنسار |
| stone mason n | (builder who uses stone) | بنّاء بالحجر |
stone pine,
umbrella pine,
parasol pine n | (southern European tree) (شجرة الصنوبر) | صنوبرة |
| stone wall n | (barrier made from stone slabs or blocks) | سور |
| | | جدار حجريّ |
| | Throughout the ages, people have made stone walls to protect themselves from enemies. |
| stone-blind adj | (completely blind) | أعمى تمامًا |
| stone-deaf adj | (completely unable to hear) | أصمّ تمامًا |
stonecutter,
stone cutter,
stone-cutter n | ([sb] who cuts stone) (شخص) | حجّار، قاطع حجارة |
stonecutter,
stone cutter,
stone-cutter n | ([sth] that cuts stone) (شيء) | حجّارة، قاطعة حجارة |
stony-faced,
stone-faced adj | (serious, expressionless) | جامد، جديّ، لا ينفعل |
| turn [sth/sb] to stone v expr | (petrify, make into stone) | يتحوّل شيء/شخص إلى حجر |
| | The witch waved her wand and the fox turned to stone. |
wreckfish,
stone bass n | (fish: Polyprion americanus) | سمكة الحطام |