stone's throw

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈstoʊnz ˈθroʊ/
- /ˈstəʊnz ˈθrəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈstoʊnz ˈθroʊ/

Definitions of stone's throw words

noun stone's throw a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone's throw from our house. 1
noun stone's throw a short distance 0
noun stone's throw a relatively short distance 0

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Origin of stone's throw

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85

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Parts of speech for Stone's throw

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stone's throw popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for stone's throw

noun stone's throw

byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
elbowroom — Sufficient space to have freedom of movement.
near — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.

adj stone's throw

far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
far piece — a considerable distance: They moved a far piece from here.

All 6 Synonyms of stone's throw