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capstones

capstones is the plural of capstone.

capstones is the third-person singular simple present indicative of capstone.

Meaning of capstone

Noun

capstone (plural capstones)

  1. Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
  2. (figuratively) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
    • “You see, I’ve never had a girl friend,” I added, by way of topping the obelisk of silliness with the capstone of fatuity.1904, Guy Wetmore Carryl, Far from the Maddening Girls, chapter 5

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Questions about capstones

What is capstones the plural of?
Capstones is the plural of capstone.

Words near capstones in the dictionary

  1. Capsticks
  2. capstone
  3. capstone project
  4. capstone projects
  5. capstoned
  6. capstones
  7. capstoning
  8. capstorm
  9. capstorms
  10. capstring
  11. capstrings

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