Coffin

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔːfɪn/

Coffin (noun)

  1. A long box where a dead person is placed for burial.
  2. Something that causes the end or failure of something else.

Examples

  • The coffin was lowered into the grave.
  • They chose a wooden coffin for the ceremony.

Common collocations: wooden coffin, lower a coffin, coffin lid, nail in the coffin, coffin for the project

Synonyms of Coffin

Formal

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