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tomb
[ toom ]
noun
- 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.
verb (used with object)
- to place in or as if in a tomb; entomb; bury.
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Derived Forms
- ˈtombˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- tombal adjective
- tombless adjective
- tomblike adjective
- un·tombed adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tomb1
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Example Sentences
In addition to visiting the tomb of John Paul, who died of natural causes in 2005, Agca asked to see his successor, Pope Francis.
He has put flowers on the tomb of John Paul II,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, “I think that is enough.
But the proud stone lion that once stood atop the tomb, as Peristeri has often maintained, suggests a male occupant and a warrior.
The tomb, though much smaller than the palace, is similarly a vision of ornate twists, arches, and peaks.
Greece has high hopes that the giant tomb now being excavated at Amphipolis contains one of these ancient Macedonian leaders.
Taking half a dozen men with him, and compelling the woman to act as guide, he went to the tomb in the dark.
D'Israeli loved the long pipe in his youth, but in middle age pronounced it 'the tomb of love.'
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.
Thebes was a single, enormous tomb; his past lay buried there; from the solemn, mournful, desolate hills he had escaped.
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