Word: tombstoning
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tomb
sto
ning
Definition: In page layout, putting articles side by side so that the headlines are adjacent. The phenomenon is also referred to as bumping heads.
Morphemes:
Affix: tomb
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To bury.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τύμβος
Language: grc
Decoded: tumbos
Meaning: a sepulchral mound, tomb, grave
Affix: stone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing; also called imposing stone.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.