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CHARNEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
Synonyms:
charnel; charnel house
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("charnel" is a kind of...):
burial vault; vault (a burial chamber (usually underground))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
Example:
the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs
Synonyms:
charnel; ghastly; sepulchral
Classified under:
Similar:
offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)
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