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| Abaddon |
in the Old Testament, a place of destruction; abode of the wicked dead; hell. [1/2 definitions] |
| All Souls' Day |
in some Christian churches, a day of prayer for the dead, usu. on November 2. |
| Anubis |
in Egyptian mythology, the god, represented with a jackal head, who leads the dead to judgment. |
| asleep |
dead. [1/7 definitions] |
| at rest |
dead. [1/2 definitions] |
| bioscopy |
the medical examination of a body to establish whether it is dead or alive. |
| blind spot |
an area nearby but which, or in which, one cannot see or hear what is happening, such as an area behind an automobile in motion that the driver cannot see through a rear-view mirror, or an acoustically dead spot in an auditorium. [1/4 definitions] |
| body |
a dead body of a human being; corpse. [1/7 definitions] |
| burial |
the act or process of putting something underground, esp. a dead body. |
| burial ground |
a place where ancient or primitive civilizations buried their dead, or a place where many soldiers were buried after a battle. |
| bury |
to put (a dead body) in a grave or tomb, or in the sea. [1/6 definitions] |
| cadaver |
a dead body, esp. one used for medical research or instruction. |
| carcass |
a dead body, esp. of an animal. [1/3 definitions] |
| carrion |
dead and rotting flesh. [1/3 definitions] |
| casket |
a box in which a dead person is buried; coffin. [1/3 definitions] |
| catafalque |
a raised platform on which a dead body, usu. in a coffin, rests during or prior to an elaborate funeral. |
| cenotaph |
a monument in memory of a dead person who is buried at a different location. |
| cerecloth |
a fabric coated with wax in order to render it waterproof, formerly used for wrapping the dead before burial. [1/2 definitions] |
| Charon |
in Greek and Roman mythology, the ferryman who transported the dead across the river Styx to the underworld. [1/2 definitions] |
| coffin |
a rectangular box in which a dead person is buried or cremated. |
| compost |
a mixture of decaying organic matter, such as dead leaves or manure, that is used as fertilizer or mulch. [1/4 definitions] |
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