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stone
verb
-
stone
,
stoning
,
stones
,
stoned
to
remove
the
hard
seed
from
a
fruit
•
She
stoned
the
cherries
before
baking
the
pie
.
She
stoned
the
cherries
before
baking
the
pie
.
•
You
can
stone
olives
quickly
with
this
tool
.
You
can
stone
olives
quickly
with
this
tool
.
verb
-
stone
,
stoning
,
stones
,
stoned
to
throw
stones
at
someone
or
something
•
Angry
villagers
stoned
the
abandoned
house's
windows
.
Angry
villagers
stoned
the
abandoned
house's
windows
.
•
Don't
stone
the
birds
near
the
lake
.
Don't
stone
the
birds
near
the
lake
.
button
verb
-
button
,
buttoning
,
buttons
,
buttoned
to
fasten
or
close
something
by
pushing
buttons
through
the
matching
holes
or
loops
•
It's
cold
outside
,
so
button
your
coat
before
you
leave
.
It's
cold
outside
,
so
button
your
coat
before
you
leave
.
•
She
buttoned
the
baby's
tiny
sweater
carefully
.
She
buttoned
the
baby's
tiny
sweater
carefully
.
From
the
noun
sense
of
the
clothing
fastener
,
recorded
as
a
verb
since
the
16th
century
.
tone
noun
-
tone
,
toning
,
tones
,
toned
the
quality
,
pitch
,
or
character
of
a
sound
or
voice
•
Her
friendly
tone
made
the
nervous
child
feel
welcome
.
Her
friendly
tone
made
the
nervous
child
feel
welcome
.
•
The
bell's
clear
tone
echoed
across
the
quiet
valley
.
The
bell's
clear
tone
echoed
across
the
quiet
valley
.
From
Latin
“
tonus
”,
meaning
“
sound
”
or
“
tone
”,
ultimately
from
Ancient
Greek
“
tonos
” (
stretch
,
tone
).
noun
-
tone
,
toning
,
tones
,
toned
a
particular
shade
or
degree
of
lightness
or
darkness
of
a
color
•
She
painted
her
room
in
a
soft
tone
of
blue
.
She
painted
her
room
in
a
soft
tone
of
blue
.
•
The
designer
chose
neutral
tones
to
create
a
calm
atmosphere
.
The
designer
chose
neutral
tones
to
create
a
calm
atmosphere
.
Extended
from
the
musical
sense
to
color
in
the
18th
century
,
comparing
visual
and
auditory
qualities
of
richness
and
depth
.
noun
-
tone
,
toning
,
tones
,
toned
the
general
mood
,
feeling
,
or
attitude
expressed
by
words
,
actions
,
or
a
piece
of
writing
•
The
email
’
s
friendly
tone
made
the
client
feel
valued
.
The
email
’
s
friendly
tone
made
the
client
feel
valued
.
•
His
sarcastic
tone
upset
the
audience
.
His
sarcastic
tone
upset
the
audience
.
Metaphorical
extension
from
sound
to
manner
of
expression
appeared
in
the
15th
century
.
noun
-
tone
,
toning
,
tones
,
toned
the
natural
firmness
and
slight
tension
in
healthy
muscles
•
Physical
therapy
helped
him
regain
muscle
tone
after
the
injury
.
Physical
therapy
helped
him
regain
muscle
tone
after
the
injury
.
•
Good
posture
depends
on
the
tone
of
core
muscles
.
Good
posture
depends
on
the
tone
of
core
muscles
.
Adopted
in
medical
language
in
the
17th
century
,
linking
muscle
tension
to
the
idea
of
tightness
in
musical
strings
.
verb
-
tone
,
toning
,
tones
,
toned
to
make
a
part
of
the
body
,
especially
muscles
,
firmer
and
stronger
through
exercise
•
She
does
yoga
every
morning
to
tone
her
arms
.
She
does
yoga
every
morning
to
tone
her
arms
.
•
These
exercises
will
tone
your
core
muscles
.
These
exercises
will
tone
your
core
muscles
.
Verb
sense
emerged
in
the
late
19th
century
fitness
movement
,
likening
muscle
conditioning
to
tightening
strings
for
a
clearer
musical
tone
.
