Cairn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
  • n. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
  • n. A cairn terrier.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
  • n. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A heap of stones; especially, one of a class of large heaps of stones common in Great Britain, particularly in Scotland and Wales, and generally of a conical form.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
  • n. small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    marker    mark    marking    terrier   
    Form
    cairn terrier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heady    burial mound   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    moderne    relearn   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    breastwork    headstone    necropolis    fane    outcrop   
     
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