Definitions for tomb
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. grave, tombnoun

   a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

   "he put flowers on his mother's grave"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tombnoun

   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. tombverb

   To bury.

3. Etymology: From tumba from τύμβος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TOMBnoun

   A monument in which the dead are enclosed.

   Etymology: tombe, tombeau, Fr. tumba, low Lat.

   Methinks, I see thee, now thou art below,
   As one dead in the bottom of a tomb. William Shakespeare.

   Time is drawn upon tombs an old man bald, winged, with a sithe and an hour-glass. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   Poor heart! she slumbers in her silent tomb,
   Let her possess in peace that narrow room. Dryden.

   The secret wound with which I bleed
   Shall lie wrapt up, ev’n in my herse,
   But on my tomb-stone thou shalt read
   My answer to thy dubious verse. Matthew Prior.

2. To Tombverb

   To bury; to entomb.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Souls of boys were there,
   And youths, that tomb’d before their parents were. May.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tomb

   A tomb (from Greek: τύμβος tumbos) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called immurement, and is a method of final disposition, as an alternative to for example cremation or burial.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tomb

   A tomb is a structure or enclosed space, typically underground, where the remains of the deceased are buried or interred. This can include a burial chamber, sepulcher, crypt, mausoleum, and can host remains of one or multiple persons. It is often specially designed and marked with inscriptions or monuments to honor and remember the dead.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tombnoun

   a pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited; a grave; a sepulcher

2. Tombnoun

   a house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth, with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead

3. Tombnoun

   a monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead

4. Tombverb

   to place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tomb

   A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tomb

   tōōm, n. a pit or vault in the earth, in which a dead body is placed: a tombstone.—adjs. Tomb′ic; Tomb′less, without a tomb.—n. Tomb′stone, a stone erected over a tomb to preserve the memory of the dead. [Fr. tombe—L. tumba—Gr. tymbos.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tomb

   A place for the deposit of the dead. (See College, Newspaper Office, Philadelphia Club, Legation, etc.)

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1. TOMB

   What does TOMB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TOMB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TOMB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tomb is ranked #37735 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tomb surname appeared 589 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tomb.
   
   94.9% or 559 total occurrences were White.
   1.7% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 8 total occurrences were Black.
   1.3% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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How to pronounce tomb?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tomb in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tomb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tomb in a Sentence

1. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The game of those who tried to use the tomb and our soldiers to blackmail Turkey has been disrupted.

2. A. N. Wilson:

   Easter confronts us with a historical event set in time. We are faced with a story of an empty tomb, of a small group of men and women who were at one stage hiding for their lives and at the next were brave enough to face the full judicial persecution of the Roman Empire and proclaim their belief in a risen Christ.

3. Ronnie Floyd:

   None of us have endorsed Mr. Trump, nor have we condemned Mr. Trump, this is about the possibility of being able to appoint the next four Supreme Court justices. This is about the dignity of human life from the womb to the tomb. This is about religious freedom. I’m not about to sit at home and not express something. I’m accountable to God and I believe I’m accountable to my fellow Americans.

4. Sir Martin Archer Shee:

   Dug from the tomb of taste-refining time, Each form is exquisite, each block sublime. Or good, or bad,-disfigur'd, or deprav'd,- All art, is at its resurrection sav'd All crown'd with glory in the critic's heav'n, Each merit magnified, each fault forgiven.

5. Patrizia Piacentini:

   We like to imagine that the people buried in the tomb of Aswan loved this rare seed so much so that their relatives placed a bowl next to the deceased that contained them, so that they could feed on them for eternity.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tomb
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tomb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tomb
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tomb
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tomb
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tomb
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=tomb
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html