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tomb
A vault, chamber, or grave for the dead
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  1. A vault, chamber, or grave for the dead
  2. A monument commemorating the dead.
  3. A burial monument or cenotaph
crypt
(Anat.) Any of various recesses, glandular cavities, or follicles in the body
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  1. (Anat.) Any of various recesses, glandular cavities, or follicles in the body
  2. (Anatomy) A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.
  3. An underground chamber or vault, as one under the main floor of a church, often, esp. formerly, serving as a burial place
grave
Death or extinction:
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  1. Death or extinction:
  2. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
  3. A hole in the ground in which to bury a dead body
sepulcher
A receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar.
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  1. A receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar.
  2. (R.C.Ch.) A small, sealed cavity, holding martyrs' relics, in a flat rectangular or square stone forming the top or part of the top of an altar
  3. A vault for burial; grave; tomb
ossuary
A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
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  1. A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
catacomb
Any of a series of vaults or galleries in an underground burial place
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  1. Any of a series of vaults or galleries in an underground burial place
  2. An underground, often labyrinthine passageway.
  3. An underground cemetery consisting of chambers or tunnels with recesses for graves.
pit
An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting.
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  1. An enclosed, usually sunken area in which animals, such as dogs or gamecocks, are placed for fighting.
  2. The hard stone, as of the plum, peach, or cherry, which contains the seed
  3. The section, often below floor level, in front of the stage, where the orchestra sits
tumulus
An artificial mound; esp., an ancient burial mound; barrow
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  1. An artificial mound; esp., an ancient burial mound; barrow
mound
A heap or bank of earth, sand, etc. built over a grave, in a fortification, etc.
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  1. A heap or bank of earth, sand, etc. built over a grave, in a fortification, etc.
  2. A natural elevation, such as a small hill.
  3. A group of things collected in a mass or heap:
barrow
A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.
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  1. A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.
  2. A heap of earth or rocks covering a grave, esp. an ancient one; tumulus
  3. A city of north-central Alaska on the Arctic Ocean near Point Barrow, the northernmost point in the state.
cenotaph
A monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere.
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  1. A monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere.
safe-deposit-box
A fireproof metal box, usually in a bank vault, for the safe storage of valuables.
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  1. A fireproof metal box, usually in a bank vault, for the safe storage of valuables.
strongroom
A fortified room used for the safekeeping of valuables
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  1. A fortified room used for the safekeeping of valuables
  2. A strongly built room, or vault, where valuables may be stored in safety
time capsule
A sealed container preserving articles and records of contemporary culture for perusal by scientists and scholars of the distant future.
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  1. A sealed container preserving articles and records of contemporary culture for perusal by scientists and scholars of the distant future.
  2. A container in which articles, documents, etc. representative of current civilization are encased, to be buried or otherwise preserved for a future age
safe
A container or box, capable of being locked and usually of metal, in which to store valuables
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  1. A container or box, capable of being locked and usually of metal, in which to store valuables
  2. Any compartment, box, etc. for storing food, etc.
  3. A repository for protecting stored items, especially a cooled compartment for perishable foods:
hurdle
To overcome or deal with successfully; surmount:
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  1. To overcome or deal with successfully; surmount:
  2. To jump over (a barrier), as in a race
  3. To jump over something while running.
clear
To become clear, unclouded, etc.
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  1. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
  2. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  3. To remove (objects or obstructions):
bound
Simple past tense and past participle of bind
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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of bind
  2. To spring back from a surface after striking it, as a ball does; bounce; rebound
  3. To leap forward or upward; spring.
spring
(Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
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  1. (Slang) To buy something or pay an expense:
  2. To stretch (a spring, etc.) beyond the point where it will spring back fully
  3. To release from a checked or inoperative position:
jump
(--- Informal) To act quickly; hustle:
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  1. (--- Informal) To act quickly; hustle:
  2. To leave (a course), especially through mishap:
  3. To move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using the leg muscles; leap; spring
mount
To set in a raised position:
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  1. To set in a raised position:
  2. For the names of actual mountains, see the specific element of the name; for example, McKinley, Mount; Olives, Mount of; Blanc, Mont. Other geographic names beginning with Mount are entered under Mount; for example, Mount Vernon; Mount Desert Island.
  3. To set in position for use:
pole-vault
(Intransitive) To perform a pole vault
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  1. (Intransitive) To perform a pole vault
  2. To vault over something using a pole vault
catacomb
Any of a series of vaults or galleries in an underground burial place
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  1. Any of a series of vaults or galleries in an underground burial place
  2. An underground, often labyrinthine passageway.
  3. An underground cemetery consisting of chambers or tunnels with recesses for graves.
cinerarium
A place for keeping the ashes of a cremated body.
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  1. A place for keeping the ashes of a cremated body.
crypt
(Anat.) Any of various recesses, glandular cavities, or follicles in the body
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  1. (Anat.) Any of various recesses, glandular cavities, or follicles in the body
  2. (Anatomy) A small pit, recess, or glandular cavity in the body.
  3. An underground chamber or vault, as one under the main floor of a church, often, esp. formerly, serving as a burial place
grave
Final end or death; extinction
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  1. Final end or death; extinction
  2. An excavation for the interment of a corpse.
  3. Death or extinction:
mausoleum
A building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies
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  1. A building with vaults for the entombment of a number of bodies
  2. (Place, proper) The tomb of Mausolus, king of Caria, at Halicarnassus: included among the Seven Wonders of the World
  3. A large stately tomb or a building housing such a tomb or several tombs.
ossuary
A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
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  1. A container or receptacle, such as an urn or a vault, for holding the bones of the dead.
sepulcher
(R.C.Ch.) A small, sealed cavity, holding martyrs' relics, in a flat rectangular or square stone forming the top or part of the top of an altar
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  1. (R.C.Ch.) A small, sealed cavity, holding martyrs' relics, in a flat rectangular or square stone forming the top or part of the top of an altar
  2. A receptacle for sacred relics, especially in an altar.
  3. A vault for burial; grave; tomb
sepulture
(Archaic) A burial place
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  1. (Archaic) A burial place
  2. The act of interment; burial.
  3. Burial; interment
tomb
A vault, chamber, or grave for the dead
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  1. A vault, chamber, or grave for the dead
  2. A monument commemorating the dead.
  3. A burial monument or cenotaph
hurdle
To jump over something while running.
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  1. To jump over something while running.
  2. To jump over (a barrier), as in a race
  3. To leap over a barrier or other obstacle.
jump
To leave (a course), especially through mishap:
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  1. To leave (a course), especially through mishap:
  2. To leap upon; spring aboard
  3. To move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using the leg muscles; leap; spring
leap
To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:
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  1. To change quickly or abruptly from one condition or subject to another:
  2. To propel oneself quickly upward or a long way; spring or jump:
  3. To move oneself suddenly from the ground, etc. by using one's leg muscles; jump; spring
spring
To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
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  1. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  2. To stretch (a spring, etc.) beyond the point where it will spring back fully
  3. To release from a checked or inoperative position:
jump
(Bridge) jump bid
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  1. (Bridge) jump bid
  2. A structure or course from which a jump is made:
  3. A jumping; leap; bound; spring
leap
The distance covered in a jump
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  1. The distance covered in a jump
  2. An abrupt or precipitous passage, shift, or transition:
  3. The act of leaping; jump; spring
spring
A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
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  1. A usually rapid return to normal shape after removal of stress; recoil:
  2. A source, beginning, or motive:
  3. A bedspring or box spring
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  • We'll seal the vault the best we can.

  • Whatever was in the vault, it must be important.

  • Lana cried and tossed the vault to Charlie.

  • He tucked it and the vault into his cargo pocket.

  • How big is the vault she has?

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