Associations to the word «Burial»

Wiktionary

BURIAL, noun. The act of burying; interment
BURIAL CASE, noun. A form of coffin, usually of iron, made to close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.
BURIAL CHAMBER, noun. A chamber, often below ground level, used to bury the remains of the dead.
BURIAL GROUND, noun. A cemetery or graveyard.
BURIAL GROUNDS, noun. Plural of burial ground
BURIAL MOUND, noun. A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.
BURIAL MOUNDS, noun. Plural of burial mound

Dictionary definition

BURIAL, noun. The ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.
BURIAL, noun. Concealing something under the ground.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats