HEADSTONE

gravestone, headstone, tombstone

(noun) a stone that is used to mark a grave

keystone, key, headstone

(noun) the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

headstone (plural headstones)

A gravestone, a grave marker: a monument traditionally made of stone placed at the head of a grave.

The cornerstone or principal stone of a building.

Anagrams

• head notes, head-notes, headnotes, noteheads, stonehead

Source: Wiktionary


Head"stone`, n.

1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone. Ps. cxviii. 22.

2. The stone at the head of a grave.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 June 2024

INCORPORATE

(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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