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tombstone

name · noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtuːmstəʊn/
  • General-American: /ˈtuːmstoʊn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːmstəʊn
  • CMU ARPABET: T UW1 M S T OW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A city in Cochise County, southeastern Arizona, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: headstone, gravestone, grave marker

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: halmos

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Microsoft Windows

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A crashdump.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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6

noun

Meaning 6

An unusual morphological feature on an electrocardiogram indicative of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by a massive ST elevation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A printed advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, typically having unadorned centered text in black and white, enclosed in a simple box.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: journalism, media

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Synonyms: none provided

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A museum plaque or caption displaying information about a work of art or exhibited object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: art, arts

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A pawnbroker's ticket.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, slang

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, intransitive

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Qualifier: Microsoft Windows

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

a stone that is used to mark a grave

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gravestone, headstone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: memorial, monument, stone

History

Etymology

From tomb + stone.

Across languages

Translations

87 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: grafsteen — stone on grave
  • Albanian: mëkresë — stone on grave
  • Albanian: gur varri — stone on grave
  • Armenian: տապանաքար (tapanakʻar) — stone on grave
  • Armenian: գերեզմանաքար (gerezmanakʻar) — stone on grave
  • Azerbaijani: başdaşı — stone on grave
  • Bashkir: ҡәбер ташы (qəber taşı) — stone on grave
  • Basque: hilarri — stone on grave
  • Belarusian: надмагі́льны ка́мень (nadmahílʹny kámjenʹ) — stone on grave
  • Belarusian: надмагі́лле (nadmahíllje) — stone on grave
  • Bengali: সমাধিপ্রস্তর (śomadhiprostor) — stone on grave
  • Bulgarian: надгро́бен па́метник (nadgróben pámetnik) — stone on grave
  • Bulgarian: надгро́бна пло́ча (nadgróbna plóča) — stone on grave
  • Catalan: làpida — stone on grave
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墓碑 (mùbēi) — stone on grave
  • Chinese Mandarin: 墓石 (mùshí) — stone on grave
  • Cornish: men bedh — stone on grave
  • Czech: náhrobek — stone on grave
  • Czech: náhrobní kámen — stone on grave
  • Danish: gravsten — stone on grave
  • Dutch: grafsteen — stone on grave
  • Dutch: zerk — stone on grave
  • Dutch: gedenkteken — stone on grave
  • Esperanto: tomboŝtono — stone on grave
  • Finnish: hautakivi — stone on grave
  • French: pierre tombale — stone on grave
  • Georgian: საფლავის ქვა (saplavis kva) — stone on grave
  • German: Grabstein — stone on grave
  • German: Grabmal — stone on grave
  • German: Leichenstein — stone on grave
  • Greek: ταφόπλακα (tafóplaka) — stone on grave
  • Greek: ταφόπετρα (tafópetra) — stone on grave
  • Hebrew: מַצֵּבָה (matsevá) — stone on grave
  • Hungarian: sírkő — stone on grave
  • Ido: tombo — stone on grave
  • Indonesian: batu nisan — stone on grave
  • Irish: leac uaighe — stone on grave
  • Irish: leac thuama — stone on grave
  • Italian: lapide — stone on grave
  • Italian: pietra tombale — stone on grave
  • Japanese: 墓碑 (bohi) — stone on grave
  • Japanese: 墓石 (boseki) — stone on grave
  • Korean: 묘석 (myoseok) — stone on grave
  • Latin: lapillus — stone on grave
  • Latin: lapis — stone on grave
  • Latvian: kapakmens — stone on grave
  • Lithuanian: antkapis — stone on grave
  • Macedonian: на́дгробник (nádgrobnik) — stone on grave
  • Macedonian: на́дгробна пло́ча (nádgrobna plóča) — stone on grave
  • Macedonian: на́дгробен спо́меник (nádgroben spómenik) — stone on grave
  • Middle English: graveston — stone on grave
  • Mongolian: булшны чулуу (bulšny čuluu) — stone on grave
  • Muna: maeasa — stone on grave
  • Classical Nahuatl: miccātetl — stone on grave
  • Norman: tombé — stone on grave
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gravstein — stone on grave
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gravstein — stone on grave
  • Old Church Slavonic: рака (raka) — stone on grave
  • Ossetian: цырт (cyrt) — stone on grave
  • Plautdietsch: Graufsteen — stone on grave
  • Polish: nagrobek — stone on grave
  • Portuguese: lápide — stone on grave
  • Portuguese: campa — stone on grave
  • Romanian: piatră de mormânt — stone on grave
  • Romanian: piatră funerară — stone on grave
  • Romanian: lapidă — stone on grave
  • Russian: надгро́бие (nadgróbije) — stone on grave
  • Russian: надгро́бная плита́ (nadgróbnaja plitá) — stone on grave
  • Russian: моги́льная плита́ (mogílʹnaja plitá) — stone on grave
  • Russian: моги́льный ка́мень (mogílʹnyj kámenʹ) — stone on grave
  • Scottish Gaelic: leac — stone on grave
  • Scottish Gaelic: clach-chinn — stone on grave
  • Slovak: náhrobok — stone on grave
  • Slovak: náhrobný kameň — stone on grave
  • Slovene: nagrobnik — stone on grave
  • Spanish: lápida — stone on grave
  • Swedish: gravsten — stone on grave
  • Tagalog: lapida — stone on grave
  • Thai: ป้ายสุสาน — stone on grave
  • Turkish: mezar taşı — stone on grave
  • Ukrainian: надгро́бок (nadhróbok) — stone on grave
  • Ukrainian: моги́льна плита́ (mohýlʹna plytá) — stone on grave
  • Ukrainian: надгро́бний ка́мінь (nadhróbnyj káminʹ) — stone on grave
  • Vietnamese: bia mộ — stone on grave
  • Vietnamese: mộ chí — stone on grave
  • Welsh: carreg fedd — stone on grave
  • Yiddish: מצבֿה (matseyve) — stone on grave
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