Catacomb
Catacomb noun - An underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome).
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Entomb
Entomb verb - To place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea.
Catacomb and entomb are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catacomb" instead a noun "Entomb".
Nearby Words: entombment, entombing
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