tomb
/tuːm/
- phonetics
- /tuːm/
- /tum/
- noun
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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.
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A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
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One who keeps secrets.
- verb
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To bury.