gravesite
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪvˌsaɪt/
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tumba
- After the funeral, we gathered at the gravesite to remember our beloved friend.
And when I left that gravesite, I was a completely changed man.
- And when I left that gravesite, I was a completely changed man.
- I love to see the sunsets and whether that's just going on my back deck and seeing the sunset or I do go to the gravesite.
Examples
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Instead, he stood silenced by the freshness of the gravesite, the ripe smell of dark earth, and wilting flowers.
Fiction book (1995) -
The location of the gravesite next to the former barracks of a Soviet tank division fueled this theory.
Academic text (2002) -
And when I left that gravesite, I was a completely changed man.
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The faces around the gravesite were more familiar this time.
Fiction book (1991) -
Volunteers place a U.S. flag upon each gravesite located in a national cemetery.
Blog text (13) -
Wednesday would have been her second birthday, so, as planned, we head out to Greenview to visit her gravesite.
Fiction book (1999) -
The gravesite, part of the Prentiss family plots, was near the top of a hill.
Fiction book (1994) -
In two years, they'll be marking your gravesite.
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And without Bosilka, we would not have found my grandfather's gravesite.
Academic text (1992) -
I gave them birth, saw them through every sneeze and sniffle... and sometimes even walked them to the gravesite.
Synonyms
414
1.0
A place in the ground where a dead body is buried
31
3.9
A place where people bury someone after death
11
3.7
A place where people bury their dead
5
4.1
The area beside a grave where people stand to say goodbye
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Etymology
Gravesite comes from two simple parts: grave, an old word for the hole or pit where a person is buried, and site meaning 'place'. So a gravesite is the 'place' where someone is buried in the ground.