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leave no stone un turned

leave Nō stone un turn
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leev noh stohn uh n turn]
    • /liv noʊ stoʊn ən tɜrn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leev noh stohn uh n turn]
    • /liv noʊ stoʊn ən tɜrn/

Definitions of leave no stone un turned words

  • noun plural leave no stone un turned the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone un turned a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a boulder or piece of agate. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone un turned a piece of rock quarried and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose: paving stone; building stone. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone un turned a small piece of rock, as a pebble. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone un turned precious stone. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone un turned Chiefly British. one of various units of weight, especially the British unit equivalent to 14 pounds (6.4 kg). 1
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Origin of leave no stone un turned

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English stan, sto(o)n, Old English stān; cognate with Dutch steen, German Stein, Old Norse steinn, Gothic stains; akin to Greek stī́a pebble, Latin stīria icicle; (v.) Middle English stanen, stonen, derivative of the noun; (adj. and adv.) Middle English, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Leave no stone un turned

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Leave no stone un turned

leave no stone un turned popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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