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Uncommontomb
The correct spelling is tomb.
How to pronounce tomb
/tuːm/
nounIPA: /tuːm/
Say it like: Tom-b
The correct spelling is tomb. A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the groun…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
- 2.A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave.
- 3.One who keeps secrets.
verb
- 1.To bury.
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