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tombstone

noun verb

A headstone marking a person's grave.

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Word length
9
Starts with
T
Ends with
E
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

/tuːmstoʊn/ /tuːmstoʊn/

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Definitions

noun

  1. A headstone marking a person's grave.

  2. The symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.

  3. A marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.

  4. A crashdump.

  5. An unusual morphological feature on an electrocardiogram indicative of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by a massive ST elevation.

verb

  1. To take part in tombstoning: to jump into the sea, etc. from a cliff or other high point so as to enter the water vertically straight.

  2. For a surfboard to stand upright half-submerged in the water (like a tombstone, above) because the surfer is underwater with his or her legrope pulled tight. Often this indicates a surfer in difficulty, either held down by the power of a wave or unconscious and unable to get to the surface.

  3. To replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.

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