coffin

/ˈkɔfɪn/
verb
  1. To place a dead body in a coffin.
    • They coffined their grandmother with her favorite blanket.
    • The undertaker carefully coffined the body before the service.
    • After the viewing, the family coffined the deceased for burial.
noun
  1. A long, narrow box in which a dead person is buried or cremated.
    • Workers lowered the coffin into the grave with great care.
    • The family chose a simple wooden coffin for the funeral.
    • She placed a single rose on top of the coffin before it was closed.
  2. Something that encloses or confines in a way that suggests death or finality.
    • The submarine became a steel coffin for the trapped crew.
    • He described the cramped office as a coffin for his creativity.
    • The old abandoned house felt like a coffin of memories.
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