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crypt
/kɹɪpt/
noun 5
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4ADJ.
below, dolorous, royal
VERB + CRYPT
back, lies
CRYPT + NOUN
winter
PREP.
in, into, out
Definitions
noun
1
A cave or cavern.
2
An underground vault.
3
An underground vault.
Near-synonyms: vault, tomb, sepulchre, sepulcher
She turned and waved a hand to him, she cried a word, but he didn't hear it, it was a lost word. A sable wraith she was in the parkland, fading away into the dolorous crypt of winter.
4
A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.
Near-synonyms: fovea, fossa
Sometimes, too much foreign material can get caught in the crypts, leading to frequent infections.
5
Any of the genus Cryptocoryne of aquatic plants of southern and southeastern Asia.
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Near-synonyms: vault, tomb, sepulchre, sepulcher
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She turned and waved a hand to him, she cried a word, but he didn't hear it, it was a lost word. A sable wraith she was in the parkland, fading away into the dolorous crypt of winter.
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On its arrival at Bank, incidentally, the City & South London's directors had threatened to demolish the church of St Mary Woolnoth, but after a public outcry the company built its station in the cryp
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Tom's body lies in the crypt below.
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The royal crypt was pilfered by grave robbers long ago.
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The shield you're looking for is in the crypt.
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