Plural of tomb

Forms of tomb

Tombs in a sentence

• Altar tombs were often placed over the vaults or burying-place, and frequently on the north and south walls of choirs, aisles, and chantry chapels.From the entry altar tomb
• Tombs and temples were constructed and are testimony to the great architectural achievements in Korea.2017, “The Medieval World 500-1600 CE”, in Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, →ISBN…. From the entry Gaeseong
• Most of the Goryeo royal tombs are in the vicinity of Gaeseong, in North Korea.2017, “The Medieval World 500-1600 CE”, in Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, →ISBN…. From the entry Gaeseong
• Societies that own tombs or halls are sometimes known as 'landed' societies.2015, Arthur Morius Francis, Secret Societies Vol. 3: The Collegiate Secret Societies of America, →ISBN. From the entry landed society
• The oriental plane, Platanus orientalis, grew in gardens and around tombs in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Persia.2010, Diana Wells, Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History, page 312. From the entry oriental plane

Meaning of tomb

1. noun A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
2. noun A pit in which the dead body of a human being is deposited.
3. noun One who keeps secrets.

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Questions about the plural of tomb

What is the plural of tomb?

The plural of tomb is tombs.

Is tomb countable?

Tomb is a countable noun.