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tomb

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1. tomb - Noun

2. tomb - Verb

3. Tomb - Proper noun

Meaning

A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.

A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead.

A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead.

To place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A marvel that has nothing to offer, democracy is at once a nation's paradise and its tomb. Emil Cioran

A best-seller is the gilded tomb of a mediocre talent. Logan Pearsall Smith

I would rather sleep in the southern corner of a little country churchyard than in the tomb of the Capulets. Edmund Burke

There is a crock of gold in the tomb of every chieftain, but they are all guarded by cats and fairies. Irish Proverb

The first thing one should own is a home; and it is the last thing one should sell; for a home is ones tomb this side of heaven. Moroccan Proverb

A house without a child is like a tomb. Asian-indian Proverb

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