HyperDic: coffin

English > 2 senses of the word coffin:
NOUNartifactcoffin, casketbox in which a corpse is buried or cremated
VERBcontactcoffinplace into a coffin
coffin > pronunciation
Soundskao'fihn
RhymesAdrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...
English > coffin: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaningbox in which a corpse is buried or cremated.
Synonymcasket
NarrowerbierA coffin along with its stand
sarcophagusA stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
BroaderboxA (usually rectangular) container
Spanishataúd, caja, cajón, féretro, urna
Catalancaixa, fèretre, taüt
Verbscoffinplace into a coffin
English > coffin: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningplace into a coffin.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example"her body was coffined"
Broaderput, set, place, pose, position, layPut into a certain place or abstract location
Nounscoffinbox in which a corpse is buried or cremated

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