Definition of Tomb

1. Noun. A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone). "He put flowers on his mother's grave"

Exact synonyms: Grave
Specialized synonyms: Burial Chamber, Sepulcher, Sepulchre, Sepulture, Mastaba, Mastabah
Terms within: Gravestone, Headstone, Tombstone
Generic synonyms: Place, Spot, Topographic Point

Definition of Tomb

1. n. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.

2. v. t. To place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb.

Definition of Tomb

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To bury. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tomb

1. to place in a tomb (a burial vault or chamber) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Tomb

1. 1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher. "As one dead in the bottom of a tomb." (Shak) 2. A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead. "In tomb of marble stones." (Chaucer) 3. A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead. "Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb. " (Shak) Tomb bat, any one of species of Old World bats of the genus Taphozous which inhabit tombs, especially the Egyptian species (T. Perforatus). Origin: OE. Tombe, toumbe, F. Tombe, LL. Tumba, fr. Gr. A tomb, grave; perhaps akin to L. Tumulus a mound. Cf. Tumulus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tomb

tomato plant
tomato purée
tomato purées
tomato sauce
tomato streak
tomato tomato
tomato worm
tomato yellows
tomatoed
tomatoes
tomatoey
tomatoing
tomatoless
tomatolike
tomatos
tomb (current term)
tombac
tomback
tombacks
tombacs
tombak
tombaks
tombal
tombed
tombester
tombic
tombing
tombless
tomblike
tomboc

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