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Sepulchral

Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription.

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Joyless 84% connected

Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.

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Joyless 84% connected

Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable.

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Offensive 84% connected

Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Offensive 84% connected

Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Sepulchre 74% connected

The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb.

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Sepulchre 74% connected

The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb.

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Sepulchre 66% connected

The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb.

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Charnel 92% connected

Containing the bodies of the dead.

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Funereal 92% connected

Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful.

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Ghastly 92% connected

Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.

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Adipocere noun · 78% connection

A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are convert…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, burial, grave, monuments, erected.
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Burying place unknown · 78% connection

The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.

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Catacomb noun · 78% connection

A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.

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Cemetery noun · 78% connection

A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.

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Coffin noun · 78% connection

The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial.

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Computer memory noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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Computer storage noun · 78% connection

an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"

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Date noun · 78% connection

That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscriptio…

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Dead adjective · 78% connection

Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, burial, grave, monuments, erected.
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Engrave verb · 78% connection

To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood, stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.

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Epitaph noun · 78% connection

An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral inscription.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, burial, grave, monuments, erected.
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Erectile adjective · 78% connection

Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of dilated.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, burial, grave, monuments, erected.
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Funeral noun · 78% connection

The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp.,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, burial, grave, monuments, erected.
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Grave superl. · 78% connection

Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face.

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Gravestone noun · 78% connection

A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.

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Infernal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions, inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead; pertaining to Pluto's realm…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, burial, grave, monuments, erected.
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Inscriptive adjective · 78% connection

Bearing inscription; of the character or nature of an inscription.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, burial, grave, monuments, erected.
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Interment verb · 78% connection

The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.

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