noun🔗SharePiedraA hard earthen substance that can form large rocks."The old stone wall around the park was very tall. "La antigua pared de piedra alrededor del parque era muy alta.materialgeologysubstancebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiedra, guijarroA small piece of stone, a pebble."The child carefully collected small stones, pebbles, on the way home from school. "El niño recogió cuidadosamente pequeñas piedras, guijarros, de camino a casa desde la escuela.geologymaterialnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiedra preciosa, joyaA gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond."My grandmother's ring has a beautiful stone; it's a real diamond. "El anillo de mi abuela tiene una hermosa piedra preciosa; es un diamante de verdad.mineralmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiedra (unidad de masa)(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms"My grandfather weighed 12 stone. "Mi abuelo pesaba 12 piedras.massunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHuesoThe central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer."a peach stone"un hueso de melocotónfruitpartseedplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiedraA hard, stone-like deposit."kidney stone"Cálculo renalmedicinephysiologysubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFichaA playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go."My grandfather used his special stone in the backgammon game. "Mi abuelo usó su ficha especial en el juego de backgammon.gamematerialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGris piedraA dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones."The old stone house had a dull, light gray exterior, typical of many older buildings in the area. "La vieja casa de color gris piedra tenía un exterior gris claro apagado, típico de muchos edificios antiguos de la zona.appearancecolormaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiedraA 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice."The curler carefully placed the stone on the ice and then bowled it towards the target. "El jugador de curling colocó cuidadosamente la piedra sobre el hielo y luego la lanzó hacia el objetivo.sportmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLápida, piedra sepulcralA monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone."The old stone marked the spot where her grandfather was buried. "La vieja lápida marcaba el lugar donde fue enterrado su abuelo.architecturehistoryreligioncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEspejo, cristalA mirror, or its glass."The antique shop owner polished the old stone, admiring its smooth surface. "El dueño de la tienda de antigüedades pulió el viejo espejo, admirando su superficie lisa.materialsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTestículoA testicle of an animal."The veterinarian examined the bull's stone to check its health. "El veterinario examinó el testículo del toro para revisar su salud.anatomyorgananimalbodysexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMesa de componerA stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing; also called imposing stone."The printer carefully placed the manuscript on the imposing stone before setting the type. "El impresor colocó cuidadosamente el manuscrito sobre la mesa de componer antes de componer el tipo.materialtechnologymachineindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLapidarTo pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones."She got stoned to death after they found her."La lapidaron hasta la muerte después de que la encontraron.actionlawreligionritualwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApedrarTo wall with stones."The schoolyard was stone-walled to prevent students from wandering into the park. "El patio de la escuela estaba apedreado para evitar que los estudiantes vagaran por el parque.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeshuesarTo remove a stone from (fruit etc.)."Before eating the peach, I needed to stone it. "Antes de comer el melocotón, necesitaba deshuesarlo.fruitfoodagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEndurecerseTo form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc."The plum tree's fruit began to stone as it ripened. "La fruta del ciruelo comenzó a endurecerse a medida que maduraba.fruitplantbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDrogar, intoxicarTo intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)"The student was stoned at the party, and couldn't focus on his homework the next day. "El estudiante estaba drogado en la fiesta y no pudo concentrarse en su tarea al día siguiente.medicinesubstancemindsensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuedarse mirando fijamente, ensimismarseTo do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored."During the long, boring meeting, Sarah just sat there, stone-faced and stone. "Durante la larga y aburrida reunión, Sarah simplemente se sentó allí, con el rostro pétreo y ensimismada.mindactionhumanattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePulir con piedraTo lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities."To prepare the wood for the new tabletop, the carpenter stoned the surface. "Para preparar la madera para la nueva mesa, el carpintero pulió la superficie con piedra.materialtechnicalprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDe piedraConstructed of stone."stone walls"muros de piedramaterialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePétreo, de piedraHaving the appearance of stone."stone pot"olla de piedraappearancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGris piedra, color piedraOf a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones."The old stone walls of the schoolyard were a dull, stone color. "Las viejas paredes color piedra del patio de la escuela eran de un color apagado, color piedra.appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDe piedra, muyUsed as an intensifier."She is one stone fox."Es una zorra muy astuta.languagegrammaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLujuriosoWilling to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it."stone butch; stone femme"butch lujuriosa; femme lujuriosasexattitudehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareDe piedraAs a stone (used with following adjective)."My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold."Mi padre es sordo de piedra. Esta sopa está fría como la piedra.materialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareCompletamente, totalmenteAbsolutely, completely (used with following adjectives)."I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind."Dije que el medicamento me nubló la vista temporalmente, no me dejó totalmente ciego.languagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
