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noun

ˈkȯ-fən How to pronounce coffin (audio)
Definition of coffinnext
as in casket
a boxlike container for holding a dead body coffins are said to be the preferred sleeping places of vampires

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verb

as in to tomb

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Recent Examples of coffin
Noun
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 Local and foreign officials walk past Khamenei's coffin after paying their respects. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 3 July 2026 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 Footage from Iranian state media also showed three of Khamenei's sons—Mostafa, Meysam, and Masoud—crying as the coffins of their father and other family members were carried out into Tehran's Grand Mosalla on Sunday. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coffin
  1. casket
  2. tomb
  3. bury
  4. entomb
  5. inter
  6. hearse
Noun
  • His casket was lined with images of the blue cartoon dog.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 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
Definition of casket
Verb
  • The bed resists public-facing things, hence its charge as a womb to tomb motif.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Highlights include the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid—the world’s oldest pyramid—and the Mastaba of Ti tomb.
    — Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
Definition of tomb
Verb
  • But instead of trying to make the turn, Diene laid the ball off for Baker, who buried a one-timer into the left side of the net.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
  • In addition, the group plans to bury a time capsule on July 4 in Philadelphia to be opened on America's 500th birthday in 2276.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of bury
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  • Spontaneous applause erupted — and even some tears were shed — at the battered parking structure where Gil had been entombed since the two temblors struck within seconds of each other on June 24.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Hall today is entombed at the Signers’ Monument in Augusta alongside Walton.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of entomb
Verb
  • If not for the hole, Johnson may have remained in relative obscurity in Spring Grove, a graveyard where the city’s historical elite are interred next to people who never made it into the news.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
  • After his lie in state honor at the Idaho Capitol and a public funeral in May, Kempthorne was interred at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery in Boise.
    — Kevin Fixler June 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 June 2026
Definition of inter
Verb
  • Prior to his death, Philip specified his funeral plans and laid out the arrangements, from the music to the custom Land Rover hearse.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This can also include autos such as ambulances, work trucks, hearses, etc.
    — Block Advisors Contributor, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of hearse

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“Coffin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coffin. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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