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tomb
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As a noun, tomb means a small building (or "vault") 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. As a verb, it means bury.
Meanings of tomb
5 meaningsnoun
A small building (or "vault") 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; a grave.
One who keeps secrets.
A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
“he put flowers on his mother's grave”
Similar: grave
verb
To bury.
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