Bier Definitions

Useful Words

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Catafalque : تابوت گاہ , Cerement : کفن , Grave : مقبرہ , Coffin : تابوت میں ڈالنا , Sarcophagus : پتھر کا مزین نمایاں تابوت , Cadaveric : مردہ جسم سے متعلق , Digging Up : قبر کہود کر نکالنے کا عمل , Burial : تدفین , Cremation Chamber : لاش بھٹی , Lamia : چڑیل , Burial Vault : مدفن , Monument : مقبرہ , Funereal : تدفینی , Mausoleum : مقبرہ , Holy Sepulcher : مقدس قبر , Hearse : جنازہ گاڑی , Dead Room : مردہ خانہ , Mummy : ممی , Stagnate : ٹھنڈا پڑ جانا , Divide : الگ کرنا , Straddle : ٹانگیں پھیلا کر بیٹھنا , Dependant : دوسرے پر انحصار کرنےوالا , Hold Out : مقابلہ کرنا , Horripilate : رونگٹے کھڑے ہوجانا , Uphold : اوپر اٹھاۓ رکھنا , Standing Room : کھڑا ہونے کی جگہ , Stagnate : بہنے سے رک جانا , Campaign : مہم چلانا , Minority : کم عمری , Guarantee : ضمانت دینا , Ramp : اگلی ٹانگیں اٹھا کر کھڑا ہونا

Useful Words Definitions

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Catafalque: a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral.

Cerement: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.

Grave: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone).

Coffin: place dead body into a coffin.

Sarcophagus: a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions).

Cadaveric: of or relating to a cadaver or corpse.

Digging Up: the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried.

Burial: the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave.

Cremation Chamber: a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes.

Lamia: (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living.

Burial Vault: a burial chamber (usually underground).

Monument: a burial vault (usually for some famous person).

Funereal: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial.

Mausoleum: a large burial chamber, usually above ground.

Holy Sepulcher: the sepulcher in which Christ`s body lay between burial and resurrection.

Hearse: a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle.

Dead Room: a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation.

Mummy: a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt).

Stagnate: stand still.

Divide: act as a barrier between; stand between.

Straddle: sit or stand astride of.

Dependant: a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).

Hold Out: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something.

Horripilate: have one`s hair stand on end and get goosebumps.

Uphold: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals.

Standing Room: room for passengers or spectators to stand.

Stagnate: cease to flow; stand without moving.

Campaign: run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.

Minority: any age prior to the legal age.

Guarantee: stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of.

Ramp: stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing.