N. interment, burial,
sepulture, inhumation|,
obsequies,
exequies, funeral,
wake,
pyre, funeral pile,
cremation, funeral, funeral rite, funeral solemnity,
kneel, passing bell,
tolling,
dirge,
cypress, orbit, dead march, muffled drum,
mortuary, undertaker,
mute,
elegy, funeral, funeral oration, funeral sermon,
epitaph,
graveclothes,
shroud, winding sheet,
cerecloth,
cerement,
coffin, shell,
sarcophagus,
urn,
pall,
bier,
hearse,
catafalque, cinerary urn, grave, pit,
sepulcher, tomb,
vault,
crypt,
catacomb,
mausoleum,
golgotha, house of death, narrow house,
cemetery,
necropolis, burial place, burial ground, grave yard, church yard, god's acre,
tope,
cromlech,
barrow,
tumulus,
cairn,
ossuary, bone house, charnel house, dead house,
morgue, lich gate, burning ghat,
crematorium,
crematory, dokhma, mastaba, potter's field,
stupa, tower of silence,
sexton,
gravedigger, monument,
cenotaph,
shrine, grave stone, head stone, tomb stone, memento mori,
hatchment, stone,
obelisk, pyramid,
exhumation,
disinterment,
necropsy,
autopsy, post mortem examination, zoothapsis
V. inter,
bury, lay in the grave, consign to the grave, lay in the tomb,
entomb, in tomb, inhume, lay out, perform a funeral,
embalm,
mummify, toll the knell, put to bed with a shovel,
inurn,
exhume,
disinter, unearth
Adv. in memoriam, post obit, post mortem, beneath the sod
Phr. hic jacet, ci-git,
rip, requiescat in pace, "the lone couch of his everlasting sleep", "without a grave- unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown", "in the dark union of insensate dust", "the deep cold shadow of the tomb", 2. special vitality
N. concealment, hiding,
occultation,
mystification, seal of secrecy, screen,
disguise,
masquerade, masked battery, hiding place,
cryptography,
steganography,
freemasonry,
stealth,
stealthiness,
sneakiness, obreption|,
slyness,
latitancy,
latitation,
seclusion,
privacy,
secrecy, secretness,
incognita,
reticence, reserve, mental reserve,
reservation, arriere pensee, suppression,
evasion, white lie,
misprision, silence, suppression of truth, underhand dealing, closeness,
secretiveness,
mystery,
latency, snake in the grass, secret,
stowaway V. conceal, hide,
secrete, put out of sight, lock up, seal up, bottle up, encrypt, encode,
cipher, cover, screen,
cloak,
veil,
shroud, cover up one's tracks, screen from sight, screen from observation, drawing the veil, draw the curtain, close the curtain,
curtain, shade,
eclipse, throw a view over,
becloud,
bemask,
mask,
disguise,
ensconce,
muffle,
smother,
befog,
whisper, keep from, keep back, keep to oneself, keep snug, keep close, keep secret, keep dark,
bury, sink,
suppress, keep from, keep from out of view, keep from out of sight, keep in the shade, throw into the shade, throw into background,
stifle, hush up,
smother,
withhold, reserve, fence with a question,
ignore, keep a secret, keep one's own counsel, hold one's tongue, make no sign, not let it go further, not breathe a word, not breathe a syllable about, not let the right hand know what the left is doing, hide one's light under a bushel, bury one's talent in a napkin, keep in the dark, leave in the dark, keep in the ignorance, blind, blind the eyes,
blindfold,
hoodwink,
mystify,
puzzle,
bamboozle, be concealed, suffer an eclipse, retire from sight,
couch, hide oneself, lie hid, lie in perdu, lie in close, lie in ambush (ambush) 530, seclude oneself,
lurk,
sneak,
skulk,
slink,
prowl, steal into, steal out of, steal by, steal along, play at bopeep, play at hide and seek, hide in holes and corners, still hunt
Adj. concealed, hidden, secret,
recondite,
mystic,
cabalistic,
occult, dark,
cryptic,
cryptical, private, privy, in petto,
auricular,
clandestine, close,
inviolate,
tortuous, behind a screen, undercover, under an eclipse, in ambush, in hiding, in disguise, in a cloud, in a fog, in a mist, in a haze, in a dark corner, in the shade, in the dark, clouded, wrapped in clouds, wrapt in clouds, invisible, buried, underground,
perdu,
secluded,
undisclosed, untold,
covert, untraceable,
mysterious,
irrevealable,
inviolable,
confidential,
esoteric, not to be spoken of, unmentionable,
obreptitious,
furtive,
stealthy,
feline,
skulking,
surreptitious, underhand, hole and corner, sly &c. (cunning), 702, secretive,
evasive, reserved,
reticent, uncommunicative, buttoned up, close, close as wax,
taciturn Adv. secretly, in secret, in private, in one's sleeve, in holes and corners, in the dark, januis clausis, with closed doors, a huis clos, hugger mugger, a la derobee, under the cloak of, under the rose, under the table, sub rosa, en tapinois, in the background, aside, on the sly, with bated breath,
sotto voce, in a whisper, without beat of drum, a la sourdine, behind the veil, beyond mortal ken, beyond the grave, beyond the veil, hid from mortal vision, into the eternal secret, into the realms supersensible, into the supreme mystery, in confidence, in strict confidence, in strictest confidence,
confidentially, between ourselves, between you and me, between you and me and the bedpost, entre nous, inter nos, under the seal of secrecy, a couvert, underhand, by stealth, like a thief in the night,
stealthily, behind the scenes, behind the curtain, behind one's back, behind a screen,
incognito, in camera
Phr. it must go no further, it will go no further, don't tell a soul, "tell it not in gath,"nobody the wiser, alitur vitium vivitque tegendo, "let it be tenable in your silence still", background information, deep background information, deep background, background session, backgrounder, not for attribution
N. safety, security,
surety,
impregnability,
invulnerability,
invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape,
blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve,
safeguard,
palladium,
guardianship,
wardship,
wardenship,
tutelage,
custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection,
auspices,
safe-conduct,
escort,
convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci,
protector,
guardian,
warden, warder, preserver,
custodian,
duenna,
chaperon, third person,
watchdog,
bandog,
cerberus,
watchman,
patrolman,
policeman,
cop,
dick,
fuzz, smokey, peeler|, zarp|,
sentinel,
sentry,
scout, garrison,
guardship, refuge &c. anchor,
precaution,
quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence
V. be safe, keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon, ride out the storm, weather the storm, light upon one's feet, land on one's feet, bear a charmed life, escape, make safe, render safe, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter,
shroud,
flank, ward, guard, secure,
entrench,
intrench, fence round, house,
nestle,
ensconce, take charge of,
escort,
convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard,
patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter
Adj. safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way,
unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened,
unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus,
panoplied,
snug,
seaworthy,
weatherproof,
waterproof,
fireproof,
defensible, tenable, proof against,
invulnerable,
unassailable, unattackable,
impenetrable,
impregnable, imperdible|,
inexpugnable,
achillean, safe and sound,
scathless,
unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening,
harmless, friendly (cooperative) 709, protecting, protective,
guardian,
tutelary,
preservative,
trustworthy, adv, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, phr, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, dieu vous garde
N. defense, protection, guard, ward, shielding, propugnation|, preservation,
guardianship, area defense, site defense,
self-defense,
self-preservation, resistance,
safeguard,
balistraria,
bunker, screen, camouflage,
fortification,
munition,
muniment,
trench, foxhole,
bulwark,
fosse,
moat,
ditch, entrenchment,
intrenchment, kila,
dike,
dyke,
parapet, sunk fence,
embankment,
mound,
mole, bank, sandbag,
revetment, earth work, field-work,
fence, wall dead wall,
contravallation, paling,
palisade, haha,
stockade,
stoccado, laager, sangar, barrier,
barricade,
boom,
portcullis, chevaux de frise,
abatis,
abattis, abbatis,
vallum,
circumvallation, battlement,
rampart,
scarp,
escarp, counter-scarp,
glacis,
casemate,
vallation, vanfos,
buttress,
abutment, shore,
breastwork,
banquette,
curtain,
mantlet, bastion,
redan,
ravelin,
vauntmure, advance work, horn work, outwork,
barbacan,
barbican, redoubt, fort-elage, fort-alice, lines,
loophole,
machicolation, sally port, hold,
stronghold, fastness, asylum, keep,
donjon,
dungeon, fortress, citadel,
capitol, castle, tower of strength, tower of strength, fort,
barracoon,
pah,
sconce,
martello tower,
peelhouse,
blockhouse,
rath, wooden walls, bulletproof vest, armored vest,
buffer, corner stone,
fender,
apron,
mask,
gauntlet,
thimble,
carapace,
armor, shield,
buckler,
aegis,
breastplate,
backplate, cowcatcher, face guard,
scutum,
cuirass,
habergeon,
mail, coat of mail,
brigandine,
hauberk,
lorication,
helmet,
helm,
bassinet,
salade, heaume,
morion,
murrion,
armet, cabaset,
vizor, casquetel, siege cap,
headpiece,
casque, pickelhaube,
vambrace,
shako,
bearskin,
panoply,
truncheon, garrison,
picket,
piquet, defender,
protector,
guardian,
bodyguard,
champion,
knight-errant,
paladin,
propugner, bulletproof window, hardened site
V. defend,
forfend,
fend, shield, screen,
shroud,
engarrison, fend round,
fence,
entrench,
intrench, guard, guard against, take care of, bear harmless, fend off, keep off, ward off, beat off, beat back, hinder,
parry,
repel,
propugn, put to flight, give a warm reception to, hold at bay, keep at bay, keep arm's length, stand on the defensive, act on the defensive, show fight, maintain one's ground, stand one's ground, stand by, hold one's own, bear the brunt, stand the brunt, fall back upon, hold, stand in the gap
Adj. defending,
defensive, mural|, armed, armed at all points, armed cap-a-pie, armed to the teeth,
panoplied, iron-plated,
ironclad,
loopholed,
castellated,
machicolated,
casemated, defended, proof against,
armored, ballproof|, bulletproof,
hardened Adv. defensively, on the defense, on the defensive, in defense, at bay, pro aris et focis
Int. no surrender, phr, defense not defiance, dieu defend le droit, fidei defensor
