coffin

English Thesaurus

1. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	box,
definition	:	a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	bier,
definition	:	a coffin along with its stand (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	sarcophagus,
definition	:	a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) (noun.artifact)

2. place into a coffin (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	lay, place, pose, position, put, set,
definition	:	put into a certain place or abstract location (verb.contact)

3. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	coffin,
definition	:	place into a coffin (verb.contact)

derivation	:	casket,
definition	:	enclose in a casket (verb.contact)

4. place into a coffin (verb.contact)

derivation	:	casket, coffin,
definition	:	box in which a corpse is buried or cremated (noun.artifact)

5. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	coffin,
definition	:	place into a coffin (verb.contact)

derivation	:	casket,
definition	:	enclose in a casket (verb.contact)

6. place into a coffin (verb.contact)

derivation	:	casket, coffin,
definition	:	box in which a corpse is buried or cremated (noun.artifact)