A rock that barely touches the outer edge of the twelve-foot ring.

A scoreless end with no rocks in the rings.

A curling competition.

A stone in motion that is touched by a member of either team, or any part or portion of their equipment. A burned stone is immediately removed from play by the party who burned it.

The small circle in the center of the house.

To hit only a slight portion of a stone.

A rock in the house that is in a scoring position.

The line of travel the stone takes after delivery. A stone will seldom travel along the sheet in a straight line, unless it travels along a run or a fall. Generally stones curl more with less weight and less with more weight.

The amount of ice that a stone curls when traveling down the sheet. A type of shot that requires draw weight.

The weight required to deliver a stone so that it comes to rest in the house at the distant end.