n.
Pronunciation: ' tüm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tombe, from Anglo-French tumbe, from Late Latin tumba sepulchral mound, from Greek tymbos; perhaps akin to Latin tum ē re to be swollen ― more at THUMB
Date: 13th century
1 a : an excavation in which a corpse is buried : GRAVE b : a place of interment
2 : a house, chamber, or vault for the dead
3 : a building or structure resembling a tomb (as in appearance)
– tomb · less \ -l ə s \ adjective