search

Tomb

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Archaeology:
A small
(or "vault") for the
of the
, with
, a
, and (if it is to be used for more than one
) a
. It may be
or
(
its
) in a
, or it may be inside a
or in its
. Single
may be
; those for
(or other
) have
for access whenever needed.
In Archaeology:
A
in which the
body of a
is
; a grave.
In Archaeology:
One who
secrets.

Verb

In Archaeology & Burial:
To bury.

Name

A
from the given name.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

tomb
English
arrow
tumba
Latin
arrow
τύμβος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com