burial

English Thesaurus

1. concealing something under the ground (noun.act)

hypernym	:	concealing, concealment, hiding,
definition	:	the activity of keeping something secret (noun.act)

hyponym	:	reburial, reburying,
definition	:	the act of burying again (noun.act)

2. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave (noun.event)

hypernym	:	funeral,
definition	:	a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated (noun.event)

3. concealing something under the ground (noun.act)

derivation	:	bury,
definition	:	place in the earth and cover with soil (verb.contact)

4. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave (noun.event)

derivation	:	bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest,
definition	:	place in a grave or tomb (verb.social)

5. concealing something under the ground (noun.act)

derivation	:	bury,
definition	:	place in the earth and cover with soil (verb.contact)

6. the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave (noun.event)

derivation	:	bury, entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest,
definition	:	place in a grave or tomb (verb.social)