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headstones

headstones is the plural of headstone.

Meaning of headstone

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.

Questions about headstones

What is headstones the plural of?
Headstones is the plural of headstone.

Words near headstones in the dictionary

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

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