Tomb Definition

to͝om
tombs
noun
tombs
A burial monument or cenotaph.
Webster's New World
A vault, chamber, or grave for the dead.
Webster's New World
A monument commemorating the dead.
American Heritage

A small building ("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 (other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
tombs
To entomb.
Webster's New World
idiom
the tomb
  • death
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tomb

Noun

Singular:
tomb
Plural:
tombs

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Tomb

  • the tomb

Origin of Tomb

  • Middle English from Old French tombe from Late Latin tumba from Greek tumbos teuə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin tumba from Ancient Greek τύμβος (tumbos, “a sepulchral mound, tomb, grave").

    From Wiktionary

Tomb Sentence Examples

  • His tomb is in the churchyard.

  • His tomb and villa are described by Seneca.

  • On the right of the Imam's tomb is that of Abbas Mirza, grandfather of the reigning Shah.

  • Not far off are ruins probably of ancient baths, and the concrete core of a large tomb with a vaulted chamber within.

  • In accordance with the expressed desire of the philosopher, his tomb was marked by the figure of a sphere inscribed in a cylinder, the discovery of the relation between the volumes of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder being regarded by him as his most valuable achievement.

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