The meaning of Tombstone

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An inscribed headstone marking a grave.

Usage examples:

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

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A tombstone

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A slab of stone set up at the head of a grave, typically inscribed with the name of the dead person.

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It's an amazing sight to see 43 acres of graves and monuments and headstones and so many images of …

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A tombstone

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

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A memorial to general robert e. lee

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An object made in order to honor a person or event

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

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

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A simple stone monument marked the nearby crash site

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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

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

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A tapering stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section, set up as a monument or landmark.

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High above a hill in oakwood cemetery at troy, new york, stands a huge obelisk, a monument to the l…

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A tall stone column with four sloping sides and a pointed top, made in honour of an important person or event

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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

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

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