Stone

/stoʊn/

Other forms: Stones

Definitions of Stone

1. noun

   United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946)
   synonyms: Harlan Fiske Stone

   example of:

   jurist, legal expert

   a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
2. noun

   United States jurist who was named chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1941 by Franklin D. Roosevelt (1872-1946)
   synonyms: Harlan F. Stone, Harlan Fisk Stone, Harlan Stone

   example of:

   chief justice

   the judge who presides over a supreme court
3. noun

   United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893)
   synonyms: Lucy Stone

   example of:

   feminist, libber, women's liberationist, women's rightist

   a supporter of feminism

   suffragist

   an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
4. noun

   United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989)
   synonyms: I. F. Stone, Isidor Feinstein Stone

   example of:

   journalist

   a writer for newspapers and magazines
5. noun

   United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
   synonyms: Oliver Stone

   example of:

   film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker

   a producer of motion pictures
6. noun

   United States architect (1902-1978)
   synonyms: Edward Durell Stone

   example of:

   architect, designer

   someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)