freestone
(noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Freestone (plural Freestones)
A surname.
Freestone
An unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States.
An unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas, United States.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Freestone is the 22592nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1137 individuals. Freestone is most common among White (94.55%) individuals.
freestone (countable and uncountable, plural freestones)
Sedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone.
(countable) A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh.
• (stone fruit): clingstone
Source: Wiktionary
Free"stone`, n.
Definition: A stone composed of sand or grit; -- so called because it is easily cut or wrought.
Free"stone`, a.
Definition: Having the flesh readily separating from the stone, as in certain kinds of peaches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
