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Tombstone

noun
/tuːmstoʊn/
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounA headstone marking a person's grave.
2.nounThe symbol "∎" marking the end of a proof.
3.nounA marker that takes the place of deleted data, allowing for replication of the deletion across servers etc.
4.nounA crashdump.
5.nounAn unusual morphological feature on an electrocardiogram indicative of acute myocardial infarction, characterized by a massive ST elevation.
6.verbTo 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.
7.verbFor 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.
8.verbTo replace (an object or data) with a tombstone marker.

Synonyms

gravestoneheadstonehalmosepitaphgravetombstonescrapbasebasisfoundationfall

Rhymes With

moangroandronebemoancornerstonetonestonecondone
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