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CHARNEL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

Synonyms:

charnel; charnel house

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

burial vault; vault (a burial chamber (usually underground))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

Example:

the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs

Synonyms:

charnel; ghastly; sepulchral

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)

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