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TOMB: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TOMB?

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Tomb as a Noun
Definitions of "Tomb" as a noun
Synonyms of "Tomb" as a noun (14 Words)
Usage Examples of "Tomb" as a noun
Associations of "Tomb" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Tomb” are: grave, burial chamber, burial place, sepulchre, mausoleum, vault, crypt, undercroft, catacomb, pyramid, charnel house, shrine, ossuary, reliquary

Tomb as a Noun

Definitions of "Tomb" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tomb” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone.
An enclosure for a corpse cut in the earth or in rock.
Death.
A large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
Used in similes and metaphors to refer to a place or situation that is extremely cold, quiet, or dark, or that forms a confining enclosure.
A monument to the memory of a dead person, erected over their burial place.

Synonyms of "Tomb" as a noun (14 Words)

burial chamber	Concealing something under the ground.
burial place	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.
catacomb	An underground construction resembling or compared to catacombs.
charnel house	A building in which something is sheltered or located.
crypt	A small tubular gland, pit, or recess.
grave	A mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation. From cradle to grave.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum.
ossuary	Any receptacle for the burial of human bones.
pyramid	An object shape or arrangement in the form of a pyramid. The lowest strata of the social pyramid.
reliquary	A container for holy relics.
sepulchre	A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.
shrine	A niche or enclosure containing a religious statue or other object. The medieval pilgrim route to the shrine* of St James.*
undercroft	The crypt of a church.
vault	A chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. A family vault.

Usage Examples of "Tomb" as a noun

None escape the tomb.
The house was as quiet as a tomb.

Associations of "Tomb" (30 Words)

burial	A grave or the remains found in it. Burial mounds.
bury	Put or hide underground. I tried to bury* these unpleasant memories.*
casket	Enclose in a casket. A small brass casket* containing four black opals.*
cemetery	A large burial ground, especially one not in a churchyard. A military cemetery.
coffin	Put a dead body in a coffin. Her body was coffined.
conceal	Not allow to be seen; hide. They were at great pains to conceal* that information from the public.*
crypt	A small tubular gland, pit, or recess.
dig	An act or spell of digging. Dig salt.
entomb	Place (a dead body) in a tomb. Mummified bodies were entombed in the pyramids of Egypt.
epigraph	A quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing.
epitaph	A phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone. The story makes a sorry epitaph* to a great career.*
excavate	Reveal or extract (buried remains) while excavating an area. A large amount of gravel would be excavated to form the channel.
funeral	A sermon delivered at a funeral. In the afternoon he d attended a funeral.
grave	A mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation. He went to his grave* without forgiving me.*
gravestone	An inscribed headstone marking a grave.
inhume	Place in a grave or tomb. No hand his bones shall gather or inhume.
inscription	The activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words. The inscription* of memorable utterances on durable materials.*
inter	Place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites. He was interred with the military honours due to him.
interment	The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave. Interments took place in the churchyard.
mausoleum	A large burial chamber, usually above ground. The cathedral was built in 1517 as a royal mausoleum.
mortician	One whose business is the management of funerals.
mummification	Gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a dark brown color. Bureaucratic mummification* in red tape.*
necropolis	A tract of land used for burials.
pharaoh	A ruler in ancient Egypt. The time of the pharaohs.
plaque	A memorial made of brass. Plaque around gum margins can lead to gingivitis.
quietus	Something that has a calming or soothing effect.
rubbing	Representation consisting of a copy as of an engraving made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal. Dab at the stain vigorous rubbing* could damage the carpet.*
sarcophagus	A stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
sepulcher	A chamber that is used as a grave.
tombstone	An advertisement listing the underwriters or firms associated with a new issue of shares, bonds, warrants, etc. His grin exposed his yellowed teeth like a row of tombstones.