Tomb

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tuːm/
• Rhymes: -uːm

Origin

From Latin tumba from Ancient Greek τύμβος (tumbos, "a sepulchral mound, tomb, grave").

Full definition of tomb

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.
• ShakespeareAs one dead in the bottom of a tomb.

Verb

1. (transitive) to bury.