Burial and Coffin

Burial

Burial noun - The act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place.

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Coffin and burial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Coffin" instead a noun "Burial".

Nearby Word: buried

Coffin noun - A boxlike container for holding a dead body.

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Burial and coffin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burial" instead a noun "Coffin".

Nearby Words: coffer, coffined

full	full burial	full coffin
complete	complete burial	complete coffin
proper	proper burial	proper coffin
dead	dead burial	dead coffin
Other adjectives: next, eponymous.

In Men at Arms, Carrot gets rid of the gonne by putting it in Constable Cuddy's coffin, thereby also giving Cuddy's spirit a really mighty burial weapon.

Source: Coffin Contraband
To avoid attracting the attention of thieves, they put it in a coffin and claim that the coffin contains the body of their deceased leader, which they are bringing home for burial.

Source: Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Coffin Contraband: In "Maid Man", the ultimate goal of the killer is a cache of mob money hidden inside a burial niche in a mausoleum.

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