Synonyms for coffin
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Noun
1. Casket — A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial
casket US CA, wooden coat informal, pine box, wooden kimono slang US, wooden surtout slang dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
Related words
- Phrases
- coffin nail coffin dodger coffin bone coffin fly coffin tack coffin window fantasy coffin
- Other spellings
- coffan coffen goffan goffen goffin
Forms
- Plural
- coffins → caskets…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| coffin | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- casket2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (casket2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cercueil
- Italiano
- cassa da morto
- Español
- ataúd
- Deutsch
- Sarg
- Català
- taüt