The meaning of Headstone

noun

An inscribed headstone marking a grave.

Usage examples:

Do you know what your partner wants to have inscribed on their gravestone?

noun

A tombstone

noun

A statue or structure established to remind people of a person or event.

Usage examples:

A memorial to general robert e. lee

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An object made in order to honor a person or event

Usage examples:

The statue is a memorial to those who died in the war.

noun

A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event.

Usage examples:

A simple stone monument marked the nearby crash site

noun

An object, esp. large and made of stone, built to remember and show respect for a person or group of people, or a special place made for this purpose

Usage examples:

While in washington, d.c., we visited a number of historical monuments., fig. the annual arts festi…

noun

An ornamental tablet, typically of metal, porcelain, or wood, that is fixed to a wall or other surface in commemoration of a person or event.

Usage examples:

The kick off is at 2pm where a plaque to commemorate the event will be unveiled.

noun

A flat object, often of stone or metal, with text that records information about a person, place, or event

Usage examples:

The plaque on the building pays tribute to the founder's generosity., about 20 companies are workin…

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Hard solid non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is made, especially as a building material.

Usage examples:

The houses are built of stone

verb

Throw stones at.

Usage examples:

Three vehicles were stoned and torched

noun

The hard, solid substance found in the ground that is often used as a building material, or a small piece of this substance

Usage examples:

[ u ] the museum was made of stone., [ c ] he wore a ring with a black stone on his little finger.,…

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A flat slab of stone, clay, or wood, used especially for an inscription.

Usage examples:

At the corner of the apse is a memorial tablet

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A small, flat, compressed cake of some substance

noun

A small, round, solid object made of medicine; a pill

Usage examples:

Aspirin tablets, the archaeologists found six tablets recording business transactions from over thr…

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A large, flat inscribed stone standing or laid over a grave.

Usage examples:

His grin exposed his yellowed teeth like a row of tombstones

verb

Jump into the sea from a cliff or other high point.

Usage examples:

Thrill-seeking lads tombstoned off the rocks

noun

A cut stone with writing on it that marks where a dead person is buried