stone-race

A group of children compete in a stone-race across the field.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A competitive race involving stone gathering: "stone-race" refers to a contest or race in which participants compete to collect stones, often as a test of speed, agility, or endurance. This is a specific, possibly historical or regional term, not commonly used in modern English.

Usage Examples

• (A race to collect stones.)
• (A contest involving stone collection.)

Advanced Usage

• "stone-race" as a historical or cultural term: This word may appear in anthropological or ethnographic contexts describing traditional games or rituals.
  • The local festival included a stone-race, where young men competed to carry heavy stones to a designated spot. (A race involving carrying stones.)

Variants and Related Words

• Stone (n): a small piece of rock.
  • He picked up a smooth stone from the riverbed.
• Race (n): a contest of speed.
  • She won the race by a narrow margin.

Synonyms

• Stone-gathering contest: a competition focused on collecting stones.
• Pebble race: a race involving small stones or pebbles.

Related Idioms

• "Leave no stone unturned": to search thoroughly or make every possible effort.
  • They left no stone unturned in their search for the missing artifact. (They searched everywhere.)
• "Stone's throw": a short distance.
  • The house is just a stone's throw from the beach. (Very close.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Race through: to complete something quickly.
  • He raced through the stone-race, gathering stones as fast as he could. (Completed the race rapidly.)