casket

noun

ˈka-skət How to pronounce casket (audio)
Definition of casketnext
1
as in coffin
a boxlike container for holding a dead body bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

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2
as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things a small casket of jewels

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Recent Examples of casket In order for Nancy and John to be buried in the same casket, the family had to wait for special permission from a probate court. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026 After the services, an American flag was draped on Kilduff's casket and it was placed on a firetruck outside the church while a sea of firefighters paid tribute. — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, haunted armor and stretching room portraits, according to the concept art. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for casket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casket
  1. coffin
  2. bin
  3. tomb
  4. locker
  5. box
  6. trunk
  7. chest
Noun
  • At the ages of 15 and 12, the brothers walked shoulder-to-shoulder behind their mother Princess Diana's coffin in 1997.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Mourners chanted non-stop, with no sign of the ayatollah’s coffin more than an hour after the procession’s official start time.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of coffin
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  • Place them in an open bin and place it on a shelf in the closet or the laundry room (which can streamline putting things away after each load).
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • Inside the house, a plastic bin in the TV room held a striped emu chick, waddling under a heat lamp.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • He will be buried on Thursday, after another ​procession, in Mashhad near the tomb of the Imam Reza, a figure of great devotion in Iran.
    — Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • With the patio door closed, however, the room was as silent as a tomb.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
Definition of tomb
Noun
  • That’s when Champion made thick cotton tops with hoods to help keep butchers warm in meat lockers and construction crews insulated during periods of cold outdoor labor.
    — Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Ceiling hooks for fishing rods, cargo door for two bikes, spray hose for cleaning gear and heated locker for drying it.
    — Kris Millgate, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of locker
Noun
  • Even a small planter box or patio corner with a few aromatic plants can work.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
  • De Ketelaere, starting over the more physical Lukaku, Belgium’s all-time leading scorer, got free on the edge of the six-yard box and ran onto a centering pass from Nicolas Raskin, then made the easy tap-in for his first World Cup goal.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • On the rear a light bar spans the trunk framed by round tri-star tail lights.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The vehicle’s falcon wing doors and trunk were both open and up, as well as the front hood of the car, with chairs from the cafe scattered throughout the scene.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • Mourners beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutting through the noise as the body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was unveiled beneath a glass case at the Grand Mosalla.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The busboy, Oscar, fantasizes about slathering honey over Kelce's bared chest as he is tied to a pole, leaving him to be eaten by a bear.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of chest

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