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 What followed was a global outpouring of grief, conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and the heartbreaking image of her sons, William, then 15, and Harry, 12, following their mother’s casket through London. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Pastore's casket was draped with an American flag in honor of his time serving in the Navy. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Vice President JD Vance delivered speeches before Graham’s casket, which was draped with an American flag. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 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 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
  • And this very thinking will be the nail in your freedom coffin.
    — Hanneke Antonelli, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On the podcast, Sheridan acknowledged the Jimmy connection, while sticking in the nail in the coffin on the series.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of coffin
Noun
  • To get bin and lot numbers baked into 2D barcodes, a unique label may need to be printed on site, or packages with those identifiers would need to be pre-printed and shipped to particular locations.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Stackable bins keep products grouped and prevent shelves from getting cluttered.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of bin
Noun
  • All three will face a slew of charges, including injuring or removing a tomb or monument, disturbing the contents of a grave or tomb and grand theft, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.
    — Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In July 2025, utility workers excavating trenches to expand an underground gas network in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs that were over 1,000 years old.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of tomb
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  • The other is lockers that can quickly be exchanged between cars, though that increases wait times.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Tatsuya Imai has a new locker mate inside the Houston Astros’ home clubhouse.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of locker
Noun
  • Solet’s focus on public safety checks a huge box for Massachusetts.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The duties also apply to kraftliner, which is a strong paperboard, primarily used in the outer layer of cardboard boxes.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of box
Noun
  • The sacred wind instrument — which is created from a eucalyptus tree trunk or branch naturally hollowed out by termites — was developed a thousand years ago by the Aboriginal community in northern Australia and is often used in cultural ceremonies.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • More and more people are secretly injecting glyphosate into tree trunks to kill them.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of trunk
Noun
  • The condition may have caused pain and produced a deformation or swelling on her chest.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • An open bag of ice cream was stored outside and not in an ice chest.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of chest

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“Casket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casket. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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