Tomb
/tˈum/
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Definition
(noun) A small building, or a room within one, 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.
Sentence Examples
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.
I wonder who's buried in that tomb.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The archaeologists discovered an ancient ____ that contained several beautiful artifacts from a long-lost civilization today.