gravestone
pronunciation
How to pronounce gravestone in British English:
UK [ˈgreɪvstəʊn]
How to pronounce gravestone in American English:
US [ˈgreɪvstoʊn]
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- Noun:
- a stone that is used to mark a grave
Word Origin
- gravestone (n.)
- "stone over a grave," late 14c.; earlier "stone coffin" (c. 1200), from grave (n.) + stone (n.). Similar formation in German Grabstein, Dutch grafsteen, Danish gravsten.
Example
- 1. He rolls up his sleeve to reveal the gravestone tattoo again .
- 2. The gravestone follows , slides down over me ; I feel it scraping my arms .
- 3. Her gravestone bears the wspu slogan , " deeds not words " .
- 4. Why is there a gravestone here ? Well , because grass doesn 't grow there anymore !
- 5. Tijuana , mexico : blood stains a gravestone at a cemetery where two bodies were found