coffin

Definition

  • n. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
  • v. place into a coffin

Word forms

Present participle
coffining
Past tense
coffined
Third person singular
coffins
Past participle
coffined

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The old man was laid to rest in a beautiful wooden coffin.

  2. vt.

    They carefully placed the flowers in the coffin before closing it.