Headstone

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  • noun. A memorial stone set at the head of a grave.
  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief stone, as the corner-stone of a building, or the keystone of an arch. See cut under arch.
  • noun. A stone, usually inscribed, set at the head of a grave.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.
  • noun. The stone at the head of a grave.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a stone that is used to mark a grave
  • noun. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
    • Word Usage
    ""I don't know what [my headstone] is going to [say], but it will have enough information for people to know who I am.""
    cross-reference
    footstone  menhir  through-stone  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    memorial  monument  stone  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    balustrade  bas-relief  cairn  coffin  crucifix  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arch  barrow  boundary stone  brass  bust  
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