marble vs stone

stone vs marble

marble and stone both are nouns.

marble is not an adjective while stone is an adjective.

marble and stone both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marble	Yes	No	Yes	No
stone	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, stone is a hypernym of marble; that is, stone is a word with a broader meaning than marble:

marble: a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
stone: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

Other hypernyms of marble include rock.

marble (noun)	stone (noun)
a small ball of glass that is used in various games	building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
a sculpture carved from marble	a lack of feeling or expression or movement
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material	a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
	the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
	an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds
	material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
	a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

marble (adjective)	stone (adjective)
	of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

marble (verb)	stone (verb)
paint or stain like marble	remove the pits from
	kill by throwing stones at

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