charnel house

Noun

Meaning

a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

charnel-house

Synonyms

crypt ossuary charnel sepulchre barrow sepulcher golgotha cemetery memorial park mortuary necropolis crematory grave burial vault

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Antonyms

house home life city household residence

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Hypernyms

vault burial vault

Examples

Jones's body was ceremonially removed from interment in a Parisian charnel house and brought to the United States aboard the USS, escorted by three other cruisers. Source: Internet

One was called "a charnel house boiling wholesale in vaseline" by an early 20th-century visitor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Charndon charneco charnel charnelhouse Charney charnico