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ALL meanings of leave no stone unturned

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  • verbal expression leave no stone unturned search thoroughly 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a boulder or piece of agate. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned 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 unturned a small piece of rock, as a pebble. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned precious stone. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned Chiefly British. one of various units of weight, especially the British unit equivalent to 14 pounds (6.4 kg). 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned something resembling a small piece of rock in size, shape, or hardness. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned any small, hard seed, as of a date; pit. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned Botany. the hard endocarp of a drupe, as of a peach. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned Pathology. a calculous concretion in the body, as in the kidney, gallbladder, or urinary bladder. a disease arising from such a concretion. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned a gravestone or tombstone. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned a grindstone. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned a millstone. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned a hailstone. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned Building Trades. any of various artificial materials imitating cut stone or rubble. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned Printing. a table with a smooth surface, formerly made of stone, on which page forms are composed. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned (in lithography) any surface on which an artist draws or etches a picture or design from which a lithograph is made. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned a playing piece in the game of dominoes, checkers, or backgammon. 1
  • noun plural leave no stone unturned Usually, stones. testes. 1
  • adjective leave no stone unturned made of or pertaining to stone. 1
  • adjective leave no stone unturned made of stoneware: a stone mug or bottle. 1
  • adjective leave no stone unturned stonelike; stony; obdurate: a stone killer; stone strength. 1
  • adverb leave no stone unturned completely; totally (usually used in combination): stone cold. 1
  • verb with object leave no stone unturned to throw stones at; drive by pelting with stones. 1
  • verb with object leave no stone unturned to put to death by pelting with stones. 1
  • verb with object leave no stone unturned to provide, fit, pave, line, face or fortify with stones. 1
  • verb with object leave no stone unturned to rub (something) with or on a stone, as to sharpen, polish, or smooth. 1
  • verb with object leave no stone unturned to remove stones from, as fruit. 1
  • verb with object leave no stone unturned Obsolete. to make insensitive or unfeeling. 1
  • idioms leave no stone unturned cast the first stone, to be the first to condemn or blame a wrongdoer; be hasty in one's judgment: What right has she to cast the first stone? 1
  • idioms leave no stone unturned leave no stone unturned, to exhaust every possibility in attempting to achieve one's goal; spare no effort: We will leave no stone unturned in our efforts to find the culprit. 1
  • phrase leave no stone unturned If you say that you will leave no stone unturned, you are emphasizing that you will try every way you can think of in order to achieve what you want. 0
  • noun leave no stone unturned to do everything possible to achieve an end 0
  • noun leave no stone unturned to do everything possible 0
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