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Meanings of
gravestone
in English
Portuguese
estela
Catalan
llosa sepulcral
Spanish
losa
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A stone that is used to mark a grave.
tombstone
headstone
Portuguese
estela
Synonyms
Examples for "
tombstone
"
tombstone
headstone
Examples for "
tombstone
"
1
Widows of this order exist only in the literature of the
tombstone
.
2
He stopped at a
tombstone
marked with a recently carved name: Tate.
3
And Mrs. Peacocke handed to her friend the photograph of the
tombstone
.
4
She had knelt at the
tombstone
only days before, reading the inscription.
5
His name is spelt Reinhard on his
tombstone
,
as in the text.
1
And today she would call the
headstone
company and cancel the order.
2
As a result,
headstone
transcripts and cemetery registers have become disproportionately important.
3
But Amber would not be able to deal with the
headstone
company.
4
It was a sight full of suggestions; he seemed his own
headstone
.
5
Sam Haven bellowed back from behind the safety of a marble
headstone
.
Usage of
gravestone
in English
1
The glory of this century will be the
gravestone
of the next.
2
That is definitely one word that can be used on my
gravestone
.
3
Remember how she reacted when I mentioned the emblem on Flora's
gravestone
?
4
The words enclosed in brackets are those which are on her
gravestone
.
5
Take your shovel, Ned, and if necessary we will uncover the
gravestone
.
6
That night he asked to have this epitaph inscribed upon his
gravestone
,
-
7
No, he would not die-hewould never be buried under this
gravestone
.
8
A broken heart, a dishonoured name, an early doom, a forgotten
gravestone
!
9
Wants to put up a
gravestone
or monument or something, poor lady!'
10
The American Bar Association could raffle tickets to pee on his
gravestone
.
11
If her people had their way, soon her
gravestone
would join the others.
12
A flat
gravestone
in the churchyard has the following curious inscription:-
13
And tomorrow morning you board the Yakushima ferry and visit your sister's
gravestone
.
'
14
A grumbler wrote on a
gravestone
found in the Vigna Codini:-
15
Emily Burke brushed a tender hand across the cold marble
gravestone
.
16
It is adversity that binds-besidethe
gravestone
,
beneath the desolated roof.
Other examples for "gravestone"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
gravestone
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
old gravestone
own gravestone
flat gravestone
marble gravestone
do gravestone
More collocations
Translations for
gravestone
Portuguese
estela
lápide
Catalan
llosa sepulcral
làpida
Spanish
losa
Gravestone
through the time
Gravestone
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common