İngilizce

gravestone

gb/ɡɹˈeɪvstˌoʊn/ us/ɡɹˈeɪvstˌoʊn/
B2 İngilizce
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim B2 entity
1

stone marker on a grave

A stone that shows where someone is buried.

Kullanım kalıbı: [a/the] gravestone (of [someone])
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes write it as two words (*grave stone*). It overlaps with tombstone/headstone; a gravestone can be any stone marker for a grave.
Eş anlamlılar
tombstone (Very close in meaning; common alternative term, especially in North American English.) | headstone (Often refers specifically to the upright stone at the head of a grave.) | grave marker (More general term; can be stone, metal, or another material.)
Eşdizimler
a gravestone inscription |a gravestone reads |a weathered gravestone |an old gravestone |a cracked gravestone |a gravestone marker |to clean a gravestone |to visit a gravestone |to carve a gravestone |to place flowers on a gravestone
Konular
death |religion |family |culture
Örnekler
  • They stood quietly by her gravestone and left a bunch of lilies.
  • The gravestone was so worn that the name was hard to read.
  • His gravestone reads, “Beloved father and friend.”
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • We visited my grandfather’s gravestone.
  • Her name is on the gravestone.
İsim B2 entity
2

fake gravestone used as a prop

A fake gravestone used for decoration.

Kullanım kalıbı: a foam/plastic/cardboard gravestone
Sık yapılan hata:
This sense refers to a decorative imitation, not a real marker in a cemetery.
Eş anlamlılar
prop tombstone (Highlights use in film, theater, or staged scenes.) | Halloween gravestone (Specifically for seasonal decoration.)
Eşdizimler
a fake gravestone |a foam gravestone |a plastic gravestone |a cardboard gravestone |Halloween gravestones |a gravestone prop |to set up gravestones |a yard gravestone decoration
Konular
arts |holidays |entertainment
Örnekler
  • They put a few foam gravestones in the front yard for Halloween.
  • The director ordered several gravestones as props for the cemetery scene.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • We bought a fake gravestone for Halloween.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
gravestone
IPA
GB/ɡɹˈeɪvstˌoʊn/
US/ɡɹˈeɪvstˌoʊn/
Heceler ve vurgu
grave - stone (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (grave)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: gravestone
  • Plural: gravestones
Kelime ailesi
Forms
gravestones noun
Core family
grave noun B1
Related words
graveyard noun tombstone noun cemetery noun B1
Advanced or less common
graveside noun engrave verb engraving noun
İfadeler

gravestone doji

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/ɡɹˈeɪvstˌoʊn dˈoʊd͡ʒi/
fixed phrase technical

bearish doji candlestick pattern

A special shape on a price chart that can suggest prices may start falling.

Örnekler
  • After the rally, a gravestone doji appeared near the resistance level.
  • Some traders treat a gravestone doji as a warning sign, but they look for confirmation.

gravestone rubbing

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/ɡɹˈeɪvstˌoʊn ɹˈʌbɪŋ/
fixed phrase

copying an inscription by rubbing

Making a picture of a gravestone by rubbing paper on it.

Örnekler
  • On the field trip, the students learned how to do a gravestone rubbing.
  • The museum workshop taught safe methods for making gravestone rubbings on newer stones.

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