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