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Crypt

/kɹɪpt/

A cave or cavern.

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noun

1
A cave or cavern.
2
An underground vault, especially one beneath a church that is used as a burial place.
3
A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crypt"

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Word	Definition
tombnoun	A small building, or a room within one, 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.
vaultnoun	An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
encryptionnoun	(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.
encrypted	Being in code; having been encrypted.
cryptographic	Relating to cryptography.
croftnoun	An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
cavenoun	A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
cavernnoun	A large cave.
covenoun	A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.
cistnoun	(archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
cavefulnoun	The amount that fits in a cave.
cavingnoun	The recreational sport of exploring caves.
speluncaphobianoun	A morbid fear of caves or caverns.
cachettenoun	A hidden nook; a hiding place.
squeezenoun	An instance of squeezing.
catacombnoun	(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.
cryptoporticonoun	Alternative form of cryptoporticus. [(Roman architecture) A vaulted corridor or arcade at, or just below ground level; normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault. Also a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have windows or openings instead of columns.]
caveletnoun	A little cave.
cwtchnoun	(Wales) A hug or cuddle.
cryptic	Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.