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Gravestone

A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.

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Memorial 76% connected

Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building.

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Monument 76% connected

Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

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Stone 76% connected

Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy threw a stone; pebbles are rounded…

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Grave 70% connected

To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc., and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or greaves was formerly used for t…

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Tomb 70% connected

A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.

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Headstone 92% connected

The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner stone.

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Tombstone 92% connected

A stone erected over a grave, to preserve the memory of the deceased.

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bowl noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Beacon noun · 78% connection

A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.

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Computer memory noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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Computer storage noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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Date noun · 78% connection

That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscriptio…

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Dead adjective · 78% connection

Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

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Embalm verb · 78% connection

To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill or impreg…

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Engrave verb · 78% connection

To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.

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Enshrine verb · 78% connection

To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory.

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Epitaph noun · 78% connection

An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

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Erectile adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.

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Inscriptive adjective · 78% connection

Bearing inscription; of the character or nature of an inscription.

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Lay noun · 78% connection

That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a layer; as, a lay of s…

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Layer noun · 78% connection

That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a…

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