casket

noun

ˈka-skət How to pronounce casket (audio)
Definition of casketnext
1
as in coffin
a boxlike container for holding a dead body bought a beautiful casket when her grandmother died

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2
as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things a small casket of jewels

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Recent Examples of casket Darline, who is eyeing a full term after being appointed by the governor to serve through January, was photographed weeping by her brother’s casket at the Capitol Rotunda earlier on Tuesday. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 With multiple locations used for the day's events, as well as moving Graham's casket to South Carolina on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police Department announced many roads would be affected. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 July 2026 At his funeral back in Chicago, the boy’s mother, Mamie Till, insisted on an open casket so all the world could see what racist murderers had done to her only son. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 His sports jerseys were framed and lined up next to the casket, which was adorned with blue and white flowers. — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for casket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casket
  1. coffin
  2. bin
  3. tomb
  4. locker
  5. box
  6. trunk
  7. chest
Noun
  • The excavation, carried out by an Egyptian archaeological mission under the supervision of the SCA, also uncovered pottery coffins, as well as a collection of incense burners, oil lamps, and funerary amulets.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Investigators found his ashes in a brown paper bag on the floor of the funeral director’s premises more than a year after Bush handed her a little blue coffin and told her Sunny’s ashes were inside.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of coffin
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  • Last month, the city released a list of the 10 items most frequently placed in recycling bins by mistake.
    — Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • To empty the tray, simply slide it out, empty it into a garbage bag or compost bin, and give it a quick hose down.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • The village is recognized for its symbiosis with the natural environment and development around the tomb of a Sufi master and saint.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026
  • The tomb was filled with precious objects, including the imposing golden collar, which according to Artnews, is made of 24-karat gold, weighs roughly one pound, and dates to the sixth century BCE.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 27 July 2026
Definition of tomb
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  • In the clubhouse, as Brett described it, temporary adjoining lockers bore the uniforms of each.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Standing at his Wrigley Field locker, Crow-Armstrong had a light blue hoodie pulled over his ears and part of his face.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of locker
Noun
  • Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige reacted to the sequel’s box-office success in a new interview with Variety.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • At least one drop box, at Indian Trail Library, is within an evacuation zone and has been closed.
    — Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • The couple load Burke into the trunk of a car, steal shovels from a store, and bury their victim alive.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Leaning that increases year after year, mushrooms or fungal corks growing at the base of your tree, soft soil around the trunk, and bark damage or cavities at the base can all be symptoms of root damage.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • Until then, symptoms such as a persistent or worsening cough, coughing up blood, chest pain, shortness of breath, hoarseness or unexplained weight loss warrant a conversation with a healthcare provider.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026
  • Igoe said deputies treated the man with a chest seal and tourniquet.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of chest

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