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tomb

1. tomb \'tu:m\ n [ME tombe, fr. AF tumbe, fr. LL tumba sepulchral mound, 
   fr. G]k tymbos; akin to L tume-re to be swollen - more at THUMB 1a: GRAVE  
   1b: a place of interment  2: a house, chamber, or vault resembling a tomb 
   in form or appearance 
2. tomb vt : BURY, ENTOMB