stone vs stretcher

stretcher vs stone

stone and stretcher both are nouns.

stone is an adjective but stretcher is not an adjective.

stone is a verb but stretcher is not a verb.

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

As nouns, stretcher is a hyponym of stone; that is, stretcher 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
stretcher: a stone that forms the top of wall or building

Other hyponyms of stone include ashlar, capstone, copestone, coping stone, cornerstone, cornerstone, foundation stone, gravestone, headstone, tombstone, grindstone, hearthstone, millstone, monolith, paving stone, impost, springer, stela, stele, whetstone.

stone (noun)	stretcher (noun)
building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose	a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
a lack of feeling or expression or movement	a stone that forms the top of wall or building
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter	a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed	a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
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)	stretcher (adjective)
of any of various dull tannish or grey colors

stone (verb)	stretcher (verb)
remove the pits from
kill by throwing stones at

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