tomb
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- noun
- /tuːm/
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tumba
- He wore a spectacular golden breast plate, stolen, it was said, from the tomb of Alexander himself.
- an empty tomb
- a saint's tomb
- a royal tomb
So she's learning about the tombs and the labyrinth.
- So she's learning about the tombs and the labyrinth.
- It doesn't, it doesn't feel like a tomb at all.
- And his tomb says Nobel laureate right.
- Where is the tomb of Alexander the Great now Alexandria?
- No man's foot must ever touch the soil of the tombs, the holy place.
- How do you account for the brief trek between mama's womb and tomb?
Examples
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There they visit the tomb of a saint who is reputed to have blessings.
Academic text (2008) -
The ancient tomb was decorated with intricate carvings and inscriptions.
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This place is a tomb.
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Mary had come to the tomb only to find, to her horror, it was empty.
Fiction book (1990) -
The U.S. has the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to recognize the missing in wars.
Academic text (2008) -
This is Newton's tomb in Westminster Abbey.
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Sometimes, after praying, pilgrims will place their hands upon the tomb and embrace it.
Academic text (2008) -
First Julius Caesar and then Augustus would visit Alexander's tomb to pay their respects.
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Archaeologists uncovered an elaborate tomb containing valuable artifacts.
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Visitors often come to see the famous tomb of King Tutankhamun in Egypt.
Synonyms
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A place in the ground where a dead body is buried
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A large stone tomb with a square base and four triangular sides
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An underground room beneath a church used to bury people
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A large building where important people are buried
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An underground room for holding the bodies of several people
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A small stone room where a dead person is buried
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A room under the ground that holds a dead body
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An underground space for burying a coffin that protects it and holds family coffins
A large ancient grave made of two standing stones holding a flat stone on top
A grave made of stones used in ancient times to hold human bones
A small stone coffin used for ancient burials
A room under a church used for burials or quiet prayer
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Etymology
Tomb comes from a Greek word tymbos meaning 'mound' or 'burial place', because long ago people often covered graves with a raised hill of earth or stone. That's why a tomb is a stone building or chamber used for the burial of a dead person.