Gravestone and Headstone

Gravestone

Gravestone noun - A shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased.
Usage example: we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones
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Synonyms for Gravestone

Headstone is a synonym for gravestone in memorial topic. In some cases you can use "Headstone" instead a noun "Gravestone".

Headstone

Headstone noun - A shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased.
Usage example: many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic
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Synonyms for Headstone

Gravestone is a synonym for headstone. You can use "Gravestone" instead a noun "Headstone".

How words are described

fake fake gravestone fake headstone
small small gravestone small headstone

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Red Dead Redemption Instant Gravestone: You can watch a Show Within a Show where a salesman sells some concoction to an old man, causing him to dig his own grave, complete with headstone.
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