HEADSTONE Synonyms

• a stone that is used to mark a grave

• a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

• some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

• a distinguishing symbol

• a writing implement for making a mark

• a recognition of meritorious service

• a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority

• a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

• a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

• an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

• a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

• the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant

• an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings

• metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

• United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

• something crucial for explaining

• pitch of the voice

• any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

• a kilogram of a narcotic drug

• a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

• a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

• (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

• a list of answers to a test

• a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

• a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

• mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

• the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

• a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

• serving as an essential component

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

• provide with a key

• vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key

• regulate the musical pitch of

• harmonize with or adjust to

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• the central building block at the top of an arch or vault