Burial

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or process of burying.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The act of burying; interment
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture.
  • n. The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth, in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A grave or place of sepulture; a tomb.
  • n. The act of burying; specifically, the act of burying a deceased person; sepulture; interment; the act of depositing a dead body in any place where it is intended to remain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
  • n. concealing something under the ground
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    funeral   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sepulture    interment    inhumation    grave    tomb   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ariel    actuarial    adversarial    aerial    ariel    malarial    secretarial   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    funeral    interment    baptism    coronation    cremation    memorial    marriage    tomb    disposal    ceremony