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stone vs stele

stele vs stone

stone and stele both are nouns.

stone is an adjective but stele is not an adjective.

stone is a verb but stele is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stone Yes Yes Yes No
stele Yes No No No
As nouns, stele is a hyponym of stone; that is, stele is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stone:
  • stone: building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
  • stele: an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
Other hyponyms of stone include ashlar, capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher, cornerstone, cornerstone, foundation stone, gravestone, headstone, tombstone, grindstone, hearthstone, millstone, monolith, paving stone, impost, springer, stela, whetstone.
stone (noun) stele (noun)
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
a lack of feeling or expression or movement the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
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) stele (adjective)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
stone (verb) stele (verb)
remove the pits from
kill by throwing stones at
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