headstone

headstone

noun

Definition of HEADSTONE

a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased <many of the headstones were for children who had died during the influenza epidemic>

Synonyms gravestone, headstone, monument, stone

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