tomb
/tuːm//tum/
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
- 3
One who keeps secrets.
verb
- 1
To bury.
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