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stone vs cherry stone

cherry stone vs stone

stone and cherry stone both are nouns.

stone is an adjective but cherry stone is not an adjective.

stone is a verb but cherry stone is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stone Yes Yes Yes No
cherry stone Yes No No No
As nouns, cherry stone is a hyponym of stone; that is, cherry stone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stone:
  • stone: the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
  • cherry stone: the stone seed of a cherry
Other hyponyms of stone include peach pit.
stone (noun) cherry stone (noun)
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose the stone seed of a cherry
a lack of feeling or expression or movement
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
stone (adjective) cherry stone (adjective)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
stone (verb) cherry stone (verb)
remove the pits from
kill by throwing stones at
Difference between stone and cherry stone

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