Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: headstone
IPA transcription: [h'ɛdst,oʊn]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gravestone, headstone, tombstone
    Meaning: a stone that is used to mark a grave
  • Synonyms: keystone, key, headstone
    Meaning: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
Usage examples
  • Betwixt suspense and terror, and the wildness of grief, I was obliged to lean on the headstone for support, and a giddiness came over me.
  • He also expressed a wish to have his body stitched up in a shotted hammock and dropped into the harbor; but as he did not strenuously insist on this, and as it was not in accordance with my grandfather's preconceived notions of Christian burial, the Admiral was laid to rest beside Kitty, in the Old South Burying Ground, with an anchor that would have delighted him neatly carved on his headstone.