Burial Practices

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a place where the bones of the dead are stored or interred

  • The archaeologists discovered an ossuary containing ancient human remains.
  • They found a bunch of old bones in that ossuary.
  • Dude, that ossuary is like a creepy bone collection or something.
  • His mind felt like an ossuary, filled with memories of the past.

noun a proper noun referring to a specific person, place, or thing

adjective describing word that modifies a noun or pronoun

  • The adena was used as a form of currency in ancient civilizations.
  • I found some old adena coins while digging in the backyard.
  • I'm low on cash, do you have any adena I can borrow?
  • Her kindness was like adena, spreading warmth and joy wherever she went.