Topic: DEATH
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | græf |
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grave1
[countable]
[countable]1MX the place in the ground where a dead body is buried [↪ tomb]: At the head of the grave there was a small wooden cross.
At the head of the grave there was a small wooden cross.3 used to say that someone who is dead would strongly disapprove of something happening now : The way Bill plays that piece would have Mozart turning in his grave.
somebody would turn in their grave
The way Bill plays that piece would have Mozart turning in his grave.➔ dig your own grave
at dig1 (8)➔ from (the) cradle to (the) grave
at cradle1 (3)➔ have one foot in the grave
at foot1 (24)➔ silent as the grave
at silent (3)➔ a watery grave
at watery (4)WORD FOCUS: dieWORD FOCUS: die a ceremony for someone who has died: funeral a ceremony at which someone who has died is buried or burned
burial when someone's body is put into the ground
cremation when someone's body is burned
hearse a large car that takes the body to the funeral
coffin a box in which someone is buried or carried to the funeral
grave the place where someone is buried
graveyard/cemetery an area where dead people are buried
undertaker someone who arranges funerals
the mourners the people at a funeraldie
➔ See also die
