Stones

Stones
geographical name river 60 miles (96 kilometers) central Tennessee flowing NW into Cumberland River

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Stones — The Rolling Stones  Cet article concerne le groupe. Pour le magazine, voir Rolling Stone. The Rolling Stones …   Wikipédia en Français

  • stones —    Large boulders and prehistoric standing stones often attracted folklore; there were also widespread beliefs about the protective powers of small holed stones, hagstones, snakestones, thunderstones, and geodes called eaglestones. From antiquity …   A Dictionary of English folklore

  • Stones — Recorded as Stone, Stoner, Stones and Stoneman, this is a surname of English origins of which there are at least three. The first is locational from any of the villages called Stone in the various counties of Worcester, Kent, Hampshire and… …   Surnames reference

  • stones — stəʊn n. rock; piece of rock shaped or cut for some purpose; pebble; gem; seed, pit; unit of weight equal to fourteen pounds or 6.36 kilograms (British) v. put to death by pelting with stones, pelt with stones; fit or pave with stones; remove… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stones — 1. n. the testicles. (Also a standard English euphemism. See also rocks.) □ He got hit in the stones. □ You scared me so much, I almost lost my stones. 2. mod. courage; bravado. □ Hey, man, you got no stones! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Stones — noun The Rolling Stones, a very successful British rock band formed in the 1960s, still together in the 21st century And so the Stones somehow make Exile On Main St there, in a rigged up studio in the basement …   Wiktionary

  • Stones — ➡ Rolling Stones. * * * …   Universalium

  • stones —    the testicles    On man and other mammals:     A philosopher, with two stones more than s artificial one. (Shakespeare, Timon of Athens)    The obsolete stoned horse man was not a heroin addict but the groom who took a stallion stony around… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Stones —    Sacred and magic stones are listed under Treasures …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Stones — I. /stoʊnz/ (say stohnz) noun Ellis, 1895–1975, Australian landscape architect. II. /stoʊnz/ (say stohnz) plural noun → Rolling Stones …  

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