tomb
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
- A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited.
- One who keeps secrets.
- Death (literary)
Verb
- To bury.
Proper noun
- A surname transferred from the given name.
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