CREMATORY

crematory, crematorium, cremation chamber

(noun) a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes

crematory, crematorium

(noun) a mortuary where corpses are cremated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

crematory (not comparable)

Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.

Noun

crematory (plural crematories)

The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies.

Source: Wiktionary


Crem`a*to"ri*um (krm`-t"r-m), Crem"a*to*ry (krm"-t-r), n.; pl. Crematoriums (-Crematories (-r. Etym: [NL. crematorium, fr. L. cremator.]

Definition: A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a furnace.

Crem"a*to*ry, a.

Definition: Pertaining to, or employed in, cremation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins