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headstone

US/ˈhɛdstoʊn/

headstone noun: a gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.

headstone: a gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave
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Noun

headstone (plural headstones)

  1. A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
    • He called the contractor and ordered a replacement headstone with a new inscription.2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber Ltd, page 227
  2. The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.

headstone meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

headstone in Tamil

கல்லறைக்கல், மூலக்கல், அடித்தளக்கல், வார்த்தைகளுள் ஒன்று

headstone in Urdu

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headstone in Malayalam

അടിസ്ഥാനശില, മൂലക്കല്ല്

headstone in Kannada

ತಲೆಗಲ್ಲು, ಸಮಾಧಿಶಿಲೆ, ಗೋರಿಯ ಕಲ್ಲು, ಮುಖ್ಯಕಲ್ಲು, ಆಧಾರಶಿಲೆ, ಪ್ರಧಾನಶಿಲೆ

Forms of headstone

pluralheadstones

Plural of headstone: headstones

Origin of headstone

From head + stone.

Words formed from headstone

Questions about headstone

What does headstone mean?
Headstone means a gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.
What is headstone in Tamil?
Headstone in Tamil is கல்லறைக்கல், மூலக்கல், அடித்தளக்கல். See Headstone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is headstone?
Headstone is a noun.
How do you pronounce headstone?
Headstone is pronounced /ˈhɛdstoʊn/ (US).
What is the plural of headstone?
The plural of headstone is headstones.

Words near headstone in the dictionary

  1. headsteads
  2. headstick
  3. headsticks
  4. headstock
  5. headstocks
  6. headstone
  7. headstoned
  8. headstones
  9. headstood
  10. headstrap
  11. headstraps

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: headstone (page history and authors); headstone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headstone (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headstone (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headstone (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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