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Plural for a large vault or compartment used for burying the dead
“He is buried in an elaborate tomb in New York, a place he never liked.”
Plural for a monument erected to honor the dead
“Some gilded bronze shoes and horse trappings were found at the entrance of the tomb.”
Plural for a place where a deceased person has been buried
“He spent two nights in succession at his Grandfather's tomb. The second night he received a vision in which his Grandfather appeared to him, promising him a place in Paradise.”
Plural for box for dead person
Plural for a tomb for the deceased
Plural for the cessation of life and all associated processes
Plural for a large hole in the ground
To bury in a grave
“He ordered his friends to tomb him up in his family mausoleum, and expressly forbade them to cremate him.”
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