tomb
tomb Lexical Profile
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• noun
A large vault, typically partly or wholly underground, used for burying the dead.
"Archaeologists discovered an untouched ancient Egyptian tomb filled with gold artifacts and ceremonial items."
A stone enclosure or monument erected to hold the remains of the deceased and commemorate their life.
"They laid a ceremonial wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier to honor the fallen."
• verb
To place or bury in a tomb.
"The fallen kings of old were tombed with their most prized possessions for the afterlife."
Word Nuance & Usage
The word 'tomb' is notable for its irregular pronunciation (/tuːm/), where the 'b' is silent and the 'o' makes an 'oo' sound, unlike its visual spelling counterparts 'bomb' and 'comb'.
• Rhymes for tomb
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'tombe', from Late Latin 'tumba', derived from Ancient Greek 'túmbos' (mound, barrow, or tomb).