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- pronunciation:
- vawlt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an arched construction of stone, concrete, brick, or the like that forms a roof or ceiling, as in some churches.
- similar words:
- arcade, arch, dome, ogive
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| definition 2: |
a room, chamber, or passage with an arched roof or ceiling, esp. when underground.
- similar words:
- arch, cellar, crypt
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| definition 3: |
a strongly built room or compartment in which valuable things are stored, as in a bank.
- similar words:
- safe, strongbox, treasury
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| definition 4: |
a burial chamber.
- synonyms:
- crypt, repository, sepulcher
- similar words:
- catacomb, mausoleum, tomb
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| related words: |
casket, cave, coffer, grave |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
vaults, vaulting, vaulted |
| definition 1: |
to construct or cover with an arched roof or ceiling.
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| definition 2: |
to construct in the shape of an arch or vault.
- similar words:
- arch
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| related words: |
span |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to bend or curve as an arched roof or ceiling does.
- similar words:
- arch, camber
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| derivation: |
vaultlike (adj.) |
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