to coffin

Examples

• All

• The funeral directors will coffin the deceased before the burial service.

• The family coffined their beloved grandfather with care.

• After the ceremony, they coffined the remains with great care.

• All the deceased were coffined before the service began.

• The family watched as the undertakers coffined her gently.

• It's customary to coffin the body in a proper casket for a respectful farewell.

• The family decided to coffin their loved one in a beautifully crafted wooden container.

Synonyms

B

to bury

vsto coffin

∞ 1.7

To put something in the ground and cover it with soil, for example a body or treasure

puts a body into a burial container rather than directly into the ground

L

to lay to rest

vsto coffin

21 4.0

To bury someone after a funeral

uses a more direct term for placing a body into a burial container

E

to entomb

vsto coffin

11 8.1

To put a dead body in a tomb or enclose something as if buried

refers to placing a body into a burial container rather than enclosing it in stone

I

to inter

vsto coffin

• Formal

4 8.7

To put a dead body in a grave

puts the body into a burial container rather than a grave

C

to casket

vsto coffin

• US

1 8.6

To put a dead body into a coffin for burial or cremation

focuses on placing a body into a differently shaped burial container used for cremation

C

to crypt

vsto coffin

• Archaic

1 9.9

To put a dead body in an underground stone room

is the modern action of placing a body into a burial container not a chamber

I

to inhume

vsto coffin

• Specialized

9.9

To put a dead body in a grave or tomb

puts the body into a burial container rather than directly into the ground

T

to tomb

vsto coffin

• Archaic

9.3

To put a dead person into a grave

focuses on putting the body into a burial container rather than an aboveground structure

S

to sepulcher

vsto coffin

• Literature

9.9

To put a dead body in a tomb during a ceremony

is used for placing a body into a burial container and is less ceremonial

Idioms

N

nail in the coffin

• Informal

11 6.3

A last action that makes something fail completely

Compounds

F

flying coffin

• Informal

1 9.1

An unsafe plane that is likely to crash

C

coffin nail

• Archaic

9.6

A cigarette you smoke that people say shortens your life

C

coffin dodger

• Offensive

9.9

An old person who people jokingly say has avoided death

Y

Y-shaped coffin

9.9

A coffin with three arms that meet at one end to form a Y shape

Surface Forms

Etymology