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tomb
[toom]
noun
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like.
a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person.
any sepulchral structure.
verb (used with object)
to place in or as if in a tomb; entomb; bury.
tomb
/ ٳː /
noun
a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse
a stone or other monument to the dead
a poetic term for death
anything serving as a burial place
the sea was his tomb
verb
rare(tr) to place in a tomb; entomb
Other Word Forms
- tombal adjective
- tombless adjective
- tomblike adjective
- untombed adjective
- ˈٴdzˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of tomb1
Example Sentences
On Saturday, he visited a shrine outside Rome and then prayed before the tomb of his late predecessor Francis inside the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
Each year, around July 4, the French carry out a dignified ritual to change the American flag at the tomb of the Marquis de Lafayette in the Picpus Historical Cemetery.
A single, white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his pontificate, below a crucifix illuminated by a single spotlight.
The Pope also asked that his tomb would be in the ground, simple and bearing only the inscription "Franciscus", the Latin version of his chosen name.
The King has spoken of his love for Italian culture and the trip to Ravenna allowed him to see the tomb of the writer Dante Alighieri.
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