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CASKET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables

Synonyms:

casket; jewel casket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("casket" is a kind of...):

box (a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid)

Derivation:

casket (enclose in a casket)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

Synonyms:

casket; coffin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("casket" is a kind of...):

box (a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "casket"):

bier (a coffin along with its stand)

sarcophagus (a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions))

Derivation:

casket (enclose in a casket)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Enclose in a casket

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "casket" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

casket (small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables)

casket (box in which a corpse is buried or cremated)

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