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How to pronounce headstone in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gravestone, tombstone
Type of memorial, stone, monument
Type Words
Synonyms key, keystone
Type of building block
Has types coigne, coign, quoin

Examples of headstone

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Hey Woody, I read your article on the need for a headstone for Darrent Williams.
From the denverpost.com
Sherry Wilson placed flowers at his headstone, and they gave a prayer of thanks.
From the tennessean.com
His headstone in a public cemetery in Fairmount, Indiana, has been stolen twice.
From the cnn.com
The house was gone and there was no sign of a headstone in the thick underbrush.
From the al.com
His original headstone can be found on display at the Round Rock Public Library.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The headstone is not in place yet, but a large wreath is propped above the grave.
From the freep.com
The company also will re-sod the historical site when the headstone work is done.
From the dispatch.com
Her headstone features a weeping willow, a poem and splendid engraving, she said.
From the chron.com
The headstone is engraved with two roosters facing off, their feathers ruffled.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • Keystone: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  • Gravestone: a stone that is used to mark a grave
  • A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a marker, normally carved from stone, placed over or next to the site of a burial in a cemetery or elsewhere.
  • (Headstones (album)) Headstones is the second studio release of the gothic metal band Lake of Tears. ...
  • (The Headstones) Headstones were a Canadian hard rock band that began in the late 1980s in Kingston, Ontario and were active until 2003. The band consisted of vocalist Hugh Dillon, guitarist Trent Carr, bassist [Tim White], and drummer Dale Harrison. ...
  • A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave
  • (HEADSTONES) Also referred to as tombstones, gravestones, cemetery memorials. The term includes all parts of the memorial, base and top. Once almost always made of marble, headstones are now almost always made of granite. ...
  • A grave marker or monument marking the gravesite.
  • A typical headstone as found in a cemetery. Looks like a stele, but is smaller and usually found in a cemetery or grave site (see also TYPE) (Example).