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tomb

 
pronunciation:
tum
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a hole dug in earth or rock for the burial of one or more dead persons; grave.
synonyms:
grave, sepulcher
similar words:
catacombs, mausoleum, repository
definition 2: a structure built to contain the remains of, or to memorialize, one or more dead persons; mausoleum.
 
synonyms:
vault
similar words:
crypt, mastaba, mausoleum, pyramid, reliquary, shrine
definition 3: a structure or place that contains remains of the dead or that has a funereal aspect or air.
synonyms:
grave
similar words:
cemetery, churchyard, golgotha, graveyard, mausoleum, wasteland
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derivation: tomblike (adj.)