Plural of tombstone
regular plural
The plural of tombstone is tombstones.
Forms of tombstone
| Singular | tombstone /ˈtuːmstəʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tombstones |
| Countable | countable |
Tombstones in a sentence
- A few examples of material objects included in deathlore are: tombstones, roadside memorials, coffins, and cemeteries.2011, Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music, and Art, page 363. From the entry deathlore
- Heard the Marina IR 3 Tombstones was built exactly like tombstones to buang sway for the decision makers.2008 November 26, Ahleebabasingaporethief, “Govt 'may take stake in Marina IR' – shame, shame”, in sammyboy. From the entry buang
- It doesn't matter; come the day when somebody stumbles over the tombstones, they'll just be an archaeological find: a nine day wonder.1993 December, Brian Stableford, “The Cure for Love”, in The Cure for Love and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution, [Rockville, Md.]…. From the entry nine-day wonder
- With the aerial photographs, for the first time, I gained a visual of select batei midrash recorded by Herszberg but also referenced in the Bagnowka corpus of tombstones.2020 April 7, Heidi M. Szpek, “Poland: How WW2 Luftwaffe Aerial Photos Reveal Lost Jewish Heritage in Białystok”, in Jewish Heritage Europe. From the entry batei midrash
- I know, cryptophobia isn’t a real fear, but the closest thing I could find to describe it was placophobia: the fear of tombstones, or taphophobia: the fear of graves.2013, James Mascia, High Shool Heroes III: Hero Heist, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 182. From the entry placophobia
Meaning of tombstone
- noun A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.
- noun The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
- noun A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.
Questions about the plural of tombstone
- What is the plural of tombstone?
- The plural of tombstone is tombstones.
- Is tombstone countable?
- Tombstone is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tombstone (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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