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  • 21stone's throw — noun a short distance it s only a step to the drugstore • Syn: ↑step • Derivationally related forms: ↑step (for: ↑step) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 22a stone's throw — a short distance wild whales blowing a stone s throw from the boat * * * a stone s throw : a short distance The high school is just a stone s throw from his house. She lives just a stone s throw away from the beach. • • • Main Entry: ↑stone a… …

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  • 23A Stone&#39 s Throw Away Bed and Breakfast — (Нассау,Багамcкие острова) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес …

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  • 24A Stone&#39 s Throw — (Grahamstown,Южно Африканская Республика) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес …

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  • 25(a) stone's throw — a ˈstone s throw idiom a very short distance away • We live just a stone s throw from here. • The hotel is within a stone s throw of the beach. Main entry: ↑stoneidiom …

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  • 26a stone's throw away —    To say that something is a stone s throw away means that it is just a short distance away.     It s a residential area but the shops are just a stone s throw away …

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  • 27(a) stone's throw — a very short distance. We were staying in a small apartment just a stone s throw from the beach. (usually + from) The city centre is only a stone s throw away. (sometimes + away) …

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  • 28a stone's throw — ► a stone s throw a short distance. Main Entry: ↑stone …

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  • 29a stone's throw — a short distance, 25 metres    A deer came into the yard, just a stone s throw from our door …

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  • 30stone — ► NOUN 1) hard, solid non metallic mineral matter of which rock is made. 2) a small piece of stone found on the ground. 3) a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially to commemorate something or to mark out a boundary. 4) a gem. 5) a hard… …

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