Grave and Sarcophagus

Grave

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

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

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

Sarcophagus

Sarcophagus noun - A boxlike container for holding a dead body.
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Grave and sarcophagus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grave" instead a noun "Sarcophagus".

Both words in one sentence

  • Exactly Exty Years Ago The first words from The Pastmaster during the first episode of Hanna-Barbera's SWAT Kats are: "I am the Pastmaster, and I have been imprisoned [points to his sarcophagus] for 800 years." Either the grave robbers that dug him up timed it nicely, or the undead gnome is using rounded figures.
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