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noun
- 1. a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.
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a large stone structure or underground room where someone, especially an important person, is buried. Synonym. grave (BURYING PLACE) Examples. The tomb was honeycombed with passages and chambers. For centuries the tomb lay inviolate until, by chance, it was discovered by two miners. His tomb was covered with a yellow patina of lichen.
How to use tomb in a sentence. an excavation in which a corpse is buried : grave; a place of interment; a house, chamber, or vault for the dead… See the full definition
Definition of tomb noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A tomb (Greek: τύμβος tumbos[1]) or sepulcher (Latin: sepulcrum) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.
noun. 1. a place, esp a vault beneath the ground, for the burial of a corpse. 2. a stone or other monument to the dead. 3. See the tomb. 4. anything serving as a burial place. the sea was his tomb. verb. 5. (transitive) rare. to place in a tomb; entomb. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
1. an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave. 2. a mausoleum, burial chamber, or the like. 3. a monument for housing or commemorating a dead person. 4. any sepulchral structure. v.t. 5. to place in or as if in a tomb; entomb; bury.
A tomb is a place where a dead person is buried. Usually, a tomb is under a tombstone, which says the name of the person who died and when they lived.
A tomb is a grave, especially one that is above ground and that usually has a sculpture or other decoration on it. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'tomb' American English: tum British English: tuːm. More. Conjugations of 'tomb' present simple: I tomb, you tomb [...] past simple: I tombed, you tombed [...] past participle: tombed. More.
Tomb definition: an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.. See examples of TOMB used in a sentence.
TOMB definition: a place where a dead person is buried, usually with a monument (= stone structure) . Learn more.
