gravestone

gravestone

noun

Definition of GRAVESTONE

a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased <we love to tour old cemeteries and read the hauntingly poetic inscriptions on the gravestones>

Synonyms gravestone, headstone, monument, stone

Related Words cross, marker, plaque, table, tablet; monolith, obelisk, pillar; memorial, shrine; burial, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb