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Coffin
01
a long, narrow box, typically made of wood, in which a dead body is buried or cremated
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
coffins
Examples
The mourners gathered around the coffin to pay their respects.
to coffin
01
to enclose or place something within a coffin
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
coffin
3rd person singular
coffins
Past simple
coffined
Past participle
coffined
Examples
The undertaker coffined the body with great care before the funeral.
