Definitions from Wiktionary (Tomb)
▸ 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.
▸ noun: A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
▸ noun: One who keeps secrets.
▸ verb: (transitive) To bury.
▸ noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
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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.
▸ noun: A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
▸ noun: One who keeps secrets.
▸ verb: (transitive) To bury.
▸ noun: A surname transferred from the given name.
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grave,
monument,
mausoleum,
vault,
hearse,
charnel house,
bonehouse,
repository,
ossuary,
crypt,
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