2. Noun. (plural of tomb) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of tomb) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tombs
1. tomb [v] - See also: tomb
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tombs
Literary usage of Tombs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"1844 Tombs was promoted to be first lieutenant, and on 1 March was ... 1845 Tombs
brought the good news to the barracks that four guns were to march at ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The altars of the basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul, erected by Constantino,
were directly above the Apostles' tombs. Speaking of St. Hippolytus, ..."
3. Pompeii, Its Life and Art by August Mau (1907)
"The most interesting and best known tombs are those of the Street of Tombs, ...
Most of the tombs thus far excavated belong to the Early Empire, ..."
4. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"Cool Tombs," one of the most poignant lyrics of our time, moves with a new ...
COOL Tombs When Abraham Lincoln was shoveled into the tombs, he forgot the ..."
5. Modern American Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1921)
"Cool Tombs," one of the most poignant lyrics of our time, moves with a new ...
COOL Tombs When Abraham Lincoln was shoveled into the tombs, he forgot the ..."
6. New Voices: An Introduction to Contemporary Poetry by Marguerite Ogden Bigelow Wilkinson (1919)
"And Ulysses Grant lost all thought of con men and Wall Street, cash and collateral
turned ashes ... in the dust, in the cool tombs. ..."
7. New Voices: An Introduction to Contemporary Poetry by Marguerite Ogden Bigelow Wilkinson (1922)
"And Ulysses Grant lost all thought of con men and Wall Street, cash and collateral
turned ashes ... in the dust, in the cool tombs. ..."
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