Pyre

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite.
  • n. A pile of combustibles.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
  • n. Any heap or pile of combustibles.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pile or heap of wood or other combustible materials for burning a dead body; a funeral pile.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    heap    cumulus    mound    agglomerate    pile    cumulation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heady   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dyer    Meier    Meyer    Trier    acquire    attire    briar    brier    buyer    byer   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bonfire    obsequies    cortege    catafalque