headstone
A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the…A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
» He's praying beside his wife's headstone.
Meaning
2 sensesA gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
a stone that is used to mark a grave
The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.
Examples
4 sentencesHe's praying beside his wife's headstone.
The epitaph engraved on the headstone was a meaningful, succinct poem.
The headstones in the cemetery were moved, but the bodies were not.
deDie Grabsteine im Friedhof hat man versetzt, die Verstorbenen jedoch nicht.
You can't pick her headstone.
Origin
From head + stone.From head + stone.
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Forms
plural: headstones| Singular | headstone |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a stone that is used to mark a grave:gravestonetombstone
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault:keystonekey