What is another word for cairn?
1012 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈe͡ən], [ kˈeən], [ k_ˈeə_n]
The word "cairn" refers to a pile of stones or rocks, often used as a trail marker or a memorial. There are several synonyms for this word, including "mound," "heap," "pile," "rock cairn," and "stone heap." These words are often used interchangeably depending on the specific context or purpose of the structure. For example, "mound" is generally used to describe a larger, more prominent pile of stones, while "heap" and "pile" may refer to smaller structures. "Rock cairn" and "stone heap" both emphasize the use of stones in the structure. Whatever the word used, cairns remain an important part of outdoor recreation, navigation, and spiritual traditions around the world.
Synonyms for Cairn:
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- the brow .
Other synonyms:
- Brae ,
- crag ,
- escarpment ,
- hillside ,
- hilltop ,
- lee ,
- mountainside ,
- mountaintop ,
- mudslide ,
- scree ,
- the snow-line ,
- the treeline .
- crown .
- side .
- pass .
- flank .
- shoulder .
- peak .
Other relevant words:
- accost ,
- account book ,
- acme ,
- administration ,
- admonisher ,
- advert ,
- agglomerate ,
- air ,
- anamnesis ,
- andiron ,
- apex ,
- appoint ,
- appreciate ,
- arc ,
- archway ,
- arrow ,
- aspect ,
- atomic pile ,
- atomic reactor ,
- attestant ,
- attestator ,
- attestor ,
- augury ,
- authorise ,
- authorize ,
- award ,
- back talk ,
- backtalk ,
- bad-tempered ,
- baffle ,
- balance ,
- balance beam ,
- bank vault ,
- barb ,
- barrowful ,
- base on balls ,
- basin ,
- batch ,
- be known as ,
- beacon light ,
- beam of light ,
- behemoth ,
- bell ringer ,
- benchmark ,
- berth ,
- big bucks ,
- big money ,
- bilk ,
- bill ,
- billet ,
- binge ,
- blackguard ,
- blade ,
- bless ,
- blood ,
- bloom ,
- blossom ,
- blow over ,
- boldness ,
- book ,
- book of account ,
- bookmarker ,
- booty ,
- bounder ,
- bout ,
- brand ,
- brass instrument ,
- brass section ,
- breach ,
- break ,
- breast ,
- breathe ,
- bridge player ,
- brim ,
- bring up ,
- broadcast ,
- broke ,
- building ,
- bull's eye ,
- bundle ,
- burial chamber ,
- burial mound ,
- burial site ,
- burial vault ,
- burst ,
- burying ground ,
- bus ,
- buy the farm ,
- bye ,
- cad ,
- calamus ,
- call ,
- capital ,
- carry ,
- carve up ,
- case ,
- cash in one's chips ,
- catch one's breath ,
- catchment area ,
- catchment basin ,
- cavity ,
- ceiling ,
- centering ,
- ceremonial ,
- ceremonial occasion ,
- chain reactor ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- chapiter ,
- charge ,
- charnel ,
- chase ,
- chase after ,
- cheat ,
- check ,
- check off ,
- cheek ,
- chef-d'oeuvre ,
- chicane ,
- choice ,
- choke ,
- chopine ,
- chouse ,
- chromatography column ,
- chump ,
- chute ,
- cite ,
- clear ,
- click ,
- coast ,
- col ,
- colliery ,
- come about ,
- come up to ,
- commemorate ,
- commission ,
- communicate ,
- computer address ,
- condescending ,
- conduct ,
- confront ,
- conk ,
- constitute ,
- contract ,
- coronate ,
- counsel ,
- counseling ,
- counselling ,
- countercurrent ,
- cover ,
- crabbed ,
- crabby ,
- crack ,
- cremation chamber ,
- criminal record ,
- crisscross ,
- croak ,
- cross off ,
- cross out ,
- crossbreed ,
- crossbreeding ,
- crosscurrent ,
- crossing ,
- crown of thorns ,
- crownwork ,
- cumulus ,
- cupful ,
- cursor ,
- curve ,
- cut across ,
- cut through ,
- dagger ,
- dangerous ,
- daybook ,
- dead room ,
- deal ,
- decease ,
- decoration ,
- dedication ,
- denounce ,
- describe ,
- destination ,
- detent ,
- detonating device ,
- detonator ,
- deutsche mark ,
- deutschmark ,
- devolve ,
- diadem ,
- diagnose ,
- diaphysis ,
- dick ,
- die ,
- differentiate ,
- dig ,
- direct ,
- dirty money ,
- disc ,
- discover ,
- disk ,
- disruption ,
- dissever ,
- distinguish ,
- disunite ,
- dog-iron ,
- domestic dog ,
- down ,
- downwind ,
- drainage area ,
- drainage basin ,
- draw ,
- drink ,
- drop dead ,
- ease ,
- editorial ,
- efflorescence ,
- egest ,
- elapse ,
- electron beam ,
- elevation ,
- eliminate ,
- empty tomb ,
- endocarp ,
- english ,
- engrave ,
- enshrine ,
- enter ,
- epithet ,
- erecting ,
- escarp ,
- establishment ,
- esteem ,
- eternal rest ,
- eternal sleep ,
- evanesce ,
- exceed ,
- excrete ,
- exit ,
- expire ,
- expression ,
- extend ,
- extremum ,
- eyebrow ,
- eyeshade ,
- face up ,
- facial expression ,
- faculty ,
- fade ,
- fall ,
- fall apart ,
- fall guy ,
- fall out ,
- female chest ,
- figure ,
- find ,
- fingerboard ,
- firedog ,
- fizzle ,
- flagpole ,
- fleet ,
- fling ,
- flip ,
- flock ,
- flop ,
- flower ,
- flush ,
- focal point ,
- focus ,
- focusing ,
- focussing ,
- foil ,
- font ,
- fool ,
- forehead ,
- foretoken ,
- fossa ,
- fount ,
- fraction ,
- frank ,
- frankfurter ,
- front ,
- frump ,
- frustrate ,
- fussy ,
- galvanic pile ,
- garden cart ,
- gem ,
- gemstone ,
- gens ,
- gestural ,
- get across ,
- get over ,
- giant ,
- gibe ,
- give ,
- give chase ,
- give-up the ghost ,
- glide ,
- glide by ,
- glow ,
- go ,
- go after ,
- go along ,
- go by ,
- go on ,
- go past ,
- goliath ,
- good deal ,
- good word ,
- gospel according to mark ,
- governance ,
- governing body ,
- grade ,
- gradient ,
- grading ,
- grave accent ,
- grave mound ,
- graveyard ,
- great deal ,
- grievous ,
- grimace ,
- grouchy ,
- grumpy ,
- guidance ,
- guide on ,
- guidebook ,
- guideline ,
- gull ,
- hammer ,
- hammock ,
- handle ,
- handwriting ,
- hap ,
- happen ,
- hard-on ,
- harlan f. stone ,
- harlan fisk stone ,
- hatful ,
- head ,
- heavy ,
- heavyweight ,
- heel ,
- height ,
- helping hand ,
- henry lee ,
- heyday ,
- hill ,
- hillock ,
- hired hand ,
- hired man ,
- home run ,
- hood ,
- hot dog ,
- hotdog ,
- hound ,
- house ,
- hulk ,
- human face ,
- hummock ,
- hurdle ,
- hybrid ,
- hybridisation ,
- hybridise ,
- hybridization ,
- hybridize ,
- hybridizing ,
- identify ,
- ill-tempered ,
- impish ,
- implike ,
- incline ,
- infernal region ,
- inferno ,
- informant ,
- inscribe ,
- instruction ,
- interbreed ,
- interbreeding ,
- interruption ,
- intersect ,
- irradiation ,
- item ,
- jacket ,
- jacket crown ,
- jalopy ,
- jam ,
- jibe ,
- jimmy ,
- jockey ,
- key ,
- key out ,
- keystone ,
- kick the bucket ,
- knoll ,
- know as ,
- label ,
- laissez passer ,
- lance ,
- landslip ,
- lantern slide ,
- lapidate ,
- lapse ,
- laurel wreath ,
- lawn cart ,
- lead ,
- lee side ,
- leeward ,
- leger ,
- legislate ,
- lettering ,
- lever ,
- liberty chit ,
- lie ,
- life-threatening ,
- light beam ,
- list ,
- look ,
- looker ,
- loom ,
- loot ,
- lot ,
- loving cup ,
- lozenge ,
- mail service ,
- mainstay ,
- make ,
- make it ,
- make pass ,
- management ,
- maneuver ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- mansion ,
- manus ,
- mark off ,
- mass ,
- mastabah ,
- match ,
- medal ,
- medallion ,
- megabucks ,
- megalithic structure ,
- memorial park ,
- memorial tablet ,
- memorialisation ,
- memorialization ,
- mention ,
- meridian ,
- mess ,
- mickle ,
- microscope slide ,
- military post ,
- mint ,
- mischievous ,
- mitt ,
- mob ,
- monitor ,
- monster ,
- mortuary ,
- mountain ,
- mountain pass ,
- mouth ,
- muckle ,
- mug ,
- name and address ,
- nap ,
- nerve ,
- nether region ,
- newspaper column ,
- nock ,
- nominal ,
- nominate ,
- north star ,
- notch ,
- note ,
- notice ,
- obit ,
- observance ,
- occur ,
- offer ,
- office ,
- opening ,
- oppose ,
- orchestra pit ,
- organisation ,
- organization ,
- overhaul ,
- overleap ,
- overstep ,
- overtake ,
- pack ,
- pad ,
- pad of paper ,
- palm ,
- part ,
- pass along ,
- pass away ,
- pass by ,
- pass off ,
- pass on ,
- pass over ,
- passel ,
- passing ,
- passing game ,
- passing play ,
- passport ,
- pate ,
- pathfinder ,
- patronising ,
- patronizing ,
- patsy ,
- paw ,
- pawl ,
- peck ,
- pecker ,
- pennant ,
- perch ,
- perdition ,
- perish ,
- phonograph record ,
- phonograph recording ,
- pileus ,
- piling ,
- pill ,
- pillage ,
- pillow ,
- pitch ,
- pitcher ,
- pitcher's mound ,
- pitfall ,
- pixilated ,
- place ,
- planetary house ,
- platter ,
- play off ,
- playground slide ,
- plenty ,
- plow ,
- plunder ,
- pock ,
- point ,
- polar star ,
- polaris ,
- polarity ,
- pole star ,
- political platform ,
- political program ,
- poll ,
- pop off ,
- portal tomb ,
- position ,
- postal service ,
- pot ,
- prance ,
- prankish ,
- predominate ,
- preindication ,
- present ,
- prick ,
- prime ,
- prise ,
- profligate ,
- program ,
- protection ,
- protective embankment ,
- pry ,
- public figure ,
- puckish ,
- pull ,
- punctuate ,
- put across ,
- put down ,
- put up ,
- putz ,
- pyramids of egypt ,
- qualifying ,
- quality ,
- quarry ,
- queer ,
- quietus ,
- quill ,
- quite a little ,
- radiate ,
- radio beacon ,
- radio beam ,
- raft ,
- raid ,
- rake ,
- ratify ,
- ray ,
- ray of light ,
- reach ,
- read ,
- recollection ,
- recommendation ,
- record book ,
- refer ,
- reference ,
- register ,
- relaxation ,
- relief ,
- remain ,
- remainder ,
- rend ,
- rent ,
- repose ,
- repository ,
- reside ,
- residual ,
- residue ,
- residuum ,
- respect ,
- respite ,
- rest period ,
- return ,
- ridgeline ,
- ridgepole ,
- rim ,
- rip off ,
- riptide ,
- rive ,
- river basin ,
- rock ,
- roof ,
- rooftree ,
- roost ,
- rooster ,
- rotating shaft ,
- roue ,
- ruffle ,
- rule of thumb ,
- run ,
- rupture ,
- saint mark ,
- sashay ,
- sass ,
- sassing ,
- savoir-faire ,
- scape ,
- scar ,
- scarp ,
- score ,
- scoring ,
- scotch ,
- scout ,
- scrape ,
- scratch ,
- screw ,
- script ,
- sculpt ,
- sculpture ,
- sedate ,
- see ,
- select ,
- send ,
- separate ,
- sepulture ,
- serious ,
- set ,
- severe ,
- shaft of light ,
- shelf ,
- shine ,
- shot ,
- shoulder joint ,
- show ,
- side of meat ,
- sight ,
- sign of the zodiac ,
- sign on ,
- sign up ,
- sign-language ,
- signal ,
- signaling ,
- signalise ,
- signalize ,
- signed ,
- sink ,
- situation ,
- skid ,
- skint ,
- slam ,
- sleep ,
- slew ,
- slide by ,
- slideway ,
- sliding board ,
- slip ,
- slip away ,
- slip by ,
- slither ,
- sloping trough ,
- slue ,
- snag ,
- snap ,
- snuff it ,
- sober ,
- soft touch ,
- solemn ,
- span ,
- spate ,
- speak ,
- spear ,
- spectator ,
- speech ,
- spend ,
- spile ,
- split ,
- split up ,
- spoil ,
- spot ,
- spread ,
- stack ,
- stain ,
- stake ,
- standing stone ,
- star sign ,
- station ,
- stave ,
- stay ,
- steal ,
- steer ,
- steering ,
- stigma ,
- stigmatise ,
- stigmatize ,
- stilt ,
- stone pit ,
- stone-broke ,
- stony-broke ,
- stopcock ,
- strait ,
- straits ,
- strike off ,
- strike out ,
- strut ,
- subscribe ,
- sucker ,
- summit meeting ,
- supercilium ,
- superlative ,
- surpass ,
- swag ,
- swagger ,
- sweep ,
- swoop ,
- tab ,
- tag ,
- tail ,
- take ,
- take a breather ,
- take place ,
- talus ,
- tape ,
- target ,
- tear ,
- template ,
- templet ,
- testimony ,
- thread ,
- threshold ,
- throng ,
- thwart ,
- thwartwise ,
- tick ,
- tick off ,
- tide rip ,
- tidy sum ,
- tip ,
- tiptop ,
- titan ,
- tokenish ,
- tool ,
- top ,
- toss ,
- towboat ,
- track ,
- track record ,
- trail ,
- transcend ,
- transfuse ,
- transmit ,
- transversal ,
- transverse ,
- travel by ,
- traverse ,
- treasure ,
- treat ,
- treetop ,
- tug ,
- tugboat ,
- turn over ,
- turn to ,
- turncock ,
- turning point ,
- typeface ,
- typewriter ribbon ,
- usher ,
- value ,
- verge ,
- versant ,
- vertex ,
- viewer ,
- visor ,
- vizor ,
- voltaic pile ,
- wad ,
- walk ,
- watcher ,
- water parting ,
- way ,
- weapons platform ,
- wear ,
- wear out ,
- weather vane ,
- weathervane ,
- web ,
- weenie ,
- weighty ,
- wheelbarrow ,
- whirl ,
- wicked ,
- wiener ,
- wienerwurst ,
- will ,
- wind vane ,
- wing ,
- witnesser ,
- zikkurat ,
- zikurat .
- Bale-fire ,
- Balize ,
- CARN ,
- Footstone ,
- Grave yard ,
- Hoarstone ,
- Ossuary ,
- Seamark ,
- Stupa ,
- address ,
- arch ,
- barrow ,
- beacon ,
- beacon fire ,
- beam ,
- bench mark ,
- bone house ,
- bookmark ,
- boundary stone ,
- brass ,
- burial ground ,
- burning ghat ,
- bust ,
- catacomb ,
- catstone ,
- cemetery ,
- cenotaph ,
- charnel house ,
- cock ,
- column ,
- commemoration ,
- crematorium ,
- crematory ,
- cromlech ,
- cross ,
- crypt ,
- cup ,
- cynosure ,
- dead house ,
- direction ,
- dolmen ,
- fingerpost ,
- flagstaff ,
- grave ,
- gravestone ,
- guide ,
- guidepost ,
- hand ,
- headstone ,
- heap ,
- inscription ,
- landmark ,
- lighthouse ,
- lightship ,
- loadstar ,
- lodestar ,
- mark ,
- marker ,
- mastaba ,
- mausoleum ,
- megalith ,
- memento ,
- memorial ,
- memorial stone ,
- menhir ,
- milepost ,
- milestone ,
- monolith ,
- monument ,
- morgue ,
- mound ,
- name ,
- necrology ,
- necropolis ,
- obelisk ,
- obituary ,
- pharos ,
- pillar ,
- pit ,
- plaque ,
- platform ,
- pointer ,
- polestar ,
- post ,
- potter's field ,
- prize ,
- pyramid ,
- reliquary ,
- remembrance ,
- ribbon ,
- rostral column ,
- sepulcher ,
- sepulchre ,
- shaft ,
- shrine ,
- sign ,
- signboard ,
- signpost ,
- staff ,
- stela ,
- stone ,
- tablet ,
- terrier ,
- testimonial ,
- tomb ,
- tombstone ,
- tope ,
- tower ,
- trophy ,
- tumulus ,
- vane ,
- vault ,
- watchtower ,
- weathercock ,
- ziggurat .
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How to use "Cairn" in context?
The cairn is a prehistoric structure, typically a pile of stones raised as a memorial or landmark.
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not paid for
- Synonyms:
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