tomb definition by Wordo

Noun

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

.

Verb

To

bury

.