graves

graves · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of grave; places of burial for dead bodies.

  2. 2.

    The final resting places of the dead (collectively).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    mass graves — burial sites containing multiple bodies
  • •
    unmarked graves — burial sites without headstones or markers
  • •
    watery graves — deaths by drowning at sea

Related words

See also: cemetery, grave, graveyard
Synonyms: burial_places, tombs

Etymology

From Old English græf ("grave, trench"), from Proto-Germanic grabą.