Grave and Pyre

Grave

Grave noun - A final resting place for a dead person.

Pyre and grave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pyre" instead a noun "Grave".

Nearby Words: gravely, gravel, graved, graver, graveled

Pyre

Pyre noun - Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite.
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Synonyms for Pyre

Grave and pyre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grave" instead a noun "Pyre".

Nearby Word: pyretic

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Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / inFAMOUS 2 In it, Cole battles vampires in New Marais when a vampire lord named Bloody Mary rises from her grave on Pyre Night.The heroic ending of inFAMOUS 2 is canon for the sequel, inFAMOUS: Second Son.
  • Video Game / Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Mount Pyre is a grave yard for dead Pokémon.
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