tomb
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like.
a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person.
any sepulchral structure.
to place in or as if in a tomb; entomb; bury.
Origin of tomb
1Other words from tomb
- tombal, adjective
- tombless, adjective
- tomblike, adjective
- un·tombed, adjective
Words Nearby tomb
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How to use tomb in a sentence
In addition to visiting the tomb of John Paul, who died of natural causes in 2005, Agca asked to see his successor, Pope Francis.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has put flowers on the tomb of John Paul II,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, “I think that is enough.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit | Barbie Latza Nadeau | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the proud stone lion that once stood atop the tomb, as Peristeri has often maintained, suggests a male occupant and a warrior.
Is This Alexander the Great’s Tomb—or His Wife’s? | James Romm | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe tomb, though much smaller than the palace, is similarly a vision of ornate twists, arches, and peaks.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand | Nina Strochlic | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGreece has high hopes that the giant tomb now being excavated at Amphipolis contains one of these ancient Macedonian leaders.
Amphipolis Tomb Yields Amazing Finds But Mysteries Linger | James Romm | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Taking half a dozen men with him, and compelling the woman to act as guide, he went to the tomb in the dark.
The Red Year | Louis TracyD'Israeli loved the long pipe in his youth, but in middle age pronounced it 'the tomb of love.'
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Over the tomb is placed a herse of iron, furnished with stands for holding lighted candles or torches.
And it seemed to Tom that his cousin came upon them out of the heart of a dream, out of the earth, out of a sandy tomb.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodThebes was a single, enormous tomb; his past lay buried there; from the solemn, mournful, desolate hills he had escaped.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for tomb
/ (tuːm) /
a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse
a stone or other monument to the dead
the tomb a poetic term for death
anything serving as a burial place: the sea was his tomb
(tr) rare to place in a tomb; entomb
Origin of tomb
1Derived forms of tomb
- tomblike, adjective
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