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# tombstone

noun (a tombstone, tombstones)

«tombstone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tombstone is a large flat stone over or at the end of a grave, with the name of the person buried there and often words about them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#m1)
2. In films and games, tombstones are often used for spooky graveyard scenes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, old tombstones in churchyards are sources about people from the past: names, ages, families. In church life a tombstone (also called a gravestone or headstone) marks where someone is buried, and visiting is a way to remember them; visitors should be respectful and quiet. Phrases: «carved on the tombstone», «an old tombstone», «tombstone inscription».

### Examples

- The tombstone was covered in moss. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#x1)
- We read the names on old tombstones in the churchyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#x2)
- The tombstone said «Beloved mother and grandmother». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#x3)
- In history we used tombstones to find out how long people lived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#x4)
- Please don't climb on the tombstones; it is disrespectful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#x5)
- At Halloween the house had pretend tombstones in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#x6)
- Then she saw on one of the broad tombstones a group of ghouls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Similar words: gravestone, headstone. The «b» in «tomb» is silent: «TOOM-stone». A tomb is the burial place; the tombstone is the stone that marks it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tombstone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tombstone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tombstone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tombstone.html) on Mova free.