headstone
pronunciation
How to pronounce headstone in British English:
UK [ˈhedstəʊn]
How to pronounce headstone in American English:
US [ˈhedstoʊn]
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- Noun:
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
- a stone that is used to mark a grave
Word Origin
- headstone (n.)
- c. 1400, "cornerstone," from head (adj.) + stone (n.). Meaning "upright stone at the head of a grave" is 1775, from head (n.).
Example
- 1. Does your facebook profile get updated with a photo of your headstone when you die ?
- 2. Mrs malini will use her son 's death benefits to put a headstone on his grave and complete their half-built brick house .
- 3. Theresa would go to the cemetery and sit , banging her head against scarlett 's headstone until her face was covered with blood .
- 4. On his headstone is inscribed a simple , ineradicable fact : " here lies eric arthur blair . "
- 5. She also had his cell phone number carved onto his headstone so others can call him , too , according to one television report .