Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stone's throw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: stone's throw
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.

Example Sentences

"A couple of grown-ups was standing a couple of stone's throws away from us."
"1 March 2018, Tusdiq Din on BBC Sport, Mohamed Salah: Is Liverpool striker's success improving engagement with Muslim fans? A stone's throw from The Hawthorns is Oldbury, home to Baggies fan Ashley Rawlins."
"He came on looking upon the ground, and did not see Bathsheba till they were less than a stone's throw apart."

Inflected Forms

stone's throws (plural) stonesthrow (alternative)

Phrases

stone-throwing

Frequently Paired Words

stone-throwing

Synonyms

stonecast stone's cast stoneshot stone's shot hop, skip, and a jump step

Questions

What does stone's throw mean?: A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.

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