tomb

Speech parts

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

Synonyms

memorial inter sepulchre barrow sepulcher golgotha cemetery graves cairn bier memorial park death pantheon obelisk necropolis
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Antonyms

house home city household residence apartment
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Hypernyms

place

Hyponyms

sepulchre sepulcher sepulture burial chamber mastaba mastabah

Phrases with the word

empty as the tomb on Easter from womb to tomb from the womb to the tomb chamber tomb larger tomb khufu's tomb

Derivatives

tombed tombing

Examples

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

Close letter words and terms

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