Antonyms for cairn
kɛərncairn

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1. cairnnoun

   Synonyms:
   burial mound

2. cairnnoun

   A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.

   Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn. -Campbell.

   Synonyms:
   burial mound

3. cairnnoun

   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.

   Synonyms:
   burial mound

4. cairnnoun

   A cairn terrier.

   Synonyms:
   burial mound

Matched Categories

1. • Marker
   • Terrier

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1. cairnnoun

   a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

   Synonyms:
   cairn terrier

2. cairn, cairn terriernoun

   small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland

   Synonyms:
   cairn terrier

How to use cairn in a sentence?

1. John Cronin:

   This is a very good deal for Cairn and its partner on the deal, Lone Star, is also very familiar with Irish property assets, having been involved in deals totalling many billions of euro here in recent years.

2. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   The tax demand made to Cairn was very unwelcome, i've had a very clear indication from Mr Jaitley...who is clear and categoric that this government will not be issuing any further notices under the retrospective tax legislation.

3. Philip Hammond:

   The tax demand made to Cairn was very unwelcome.

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