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My solo album is dead and buried. We had the funeral. It was sad and I cried a lot but it made such a beautiful corpse that we had an open casket.
Shirley Manson

Meaning of "casket" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CASKET

Probably from Old French cassette little box.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CASKET

casket  [ˈkɑːskɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASKET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Casket is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CASKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

casket

Casket

A casket, or jewelry box is a term for a container that is usually larger than a box, and smaller than a chest, and in the past were typically decorated.

Definition of casket in the English dictionary

The definition of casket in the dictionary is a small box or chest for valuables, esp jewels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CASKET


basket
ˈbɑːskɪt
biscuit
ˈbɪskɪt
bosket
ˈbɒskɪt
bosquet
ˈbɒskɪt
breadbasket
ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt
brisket
ˈbrɪskɪt
flasket
ˈflɑːskɪt
frisket
ˈfrɪskɪt
gasket
ˈɡæskɪt
handbasket
ˈhændbɑːskɪt
lasket
ˈlæskɪt
lemniscate
ˈlɛmnɪskɪt
musket
ˈmʌskɪt
skit
skɪt
wastebasket
ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt
weskit
ˈwɛskɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASKET

casimere
Casimir III
Casimir IV
casing
casinghead
casino
casino banking
Casinum
casita
cask
caskstand
casky
Caslon
Caspar
Casparian strip
Caspian
Caspian Sea
casque
casqued
cassaba

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASKET

blow a gasket
bread basket
cat basket
chip basket
clothes basket
cylinder head gasket
dog basket
fruit basket
hanging basket
laundry basket
linen basket
litter basket
Moses basket
picnic basket
put all one´s eggs in one basket
sewing basket
shopping basket
sket
Venus´s flower basket
wastepaper basket
work basket

Synonyms and antonyms of casket in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CASKET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «casket» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of casket

Translation of «casket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASKET

Find out the translation of casket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of casket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «casket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骨灰盒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ataúd
570 millions of speakers

English

casket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिबिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النعش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шкатулка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৌটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cercueil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peti keselamatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sarg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャスケット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peti mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bình đựng di cốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலசத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कास्कल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tabut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cofanetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkatułka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шкатулка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sicriu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κασετίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kista
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kisten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of casket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASKET»

The term «casket» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about casket

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6 QUOTES WITH «CASKET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word casket.
1
Eric Bogosian
As soon as the dirt is hitting the casket, it'll all be forgotten.
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Nancy Grace
I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.
3
Shirley Manson
My solo album is dead and buried. We had the funeral. It was sad and I cried a lot but it made such a beautiful corpse that we had an open casket.
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Ozzy Osbourne
I'll only retire in the day I should be dead and they have me buried, and some idiot spell over my casket some stupid gospel stuff.
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Hank Snow
It's really sort of morbid, but she said her mother wanted to see me all her life. And when she died, she made just one request: that a picture of me be put into her casket. So somewhere in England, I'm in a casket.
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Orson F. Whitney
The commonest error made in relation to poetry is that it consists simply in verse-making. Many confound the casket of meter and rhyme with the jewel of thought which it encloses, and, perhaps, in some instances, after close investigation, they have found the casket empty and turned away with feelings of disappointment and disgust.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASKET»

Discover the use of casket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to casket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Emerald Casket
It has only been a month since Gerald Wilkins be-came the richest kid on earth.
Richard Newsome, 2011
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Casket
to the word.) ' O !' cried Pat, clapping his hand upon the afflicted spot which rung with the blow. — * I knew you'd find it,' said Phil. By the help of this adoption Pat struggled throngh the rest of the letters. * Well, you may sit down now and send ...
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Mary Queen of Scots and the Casket Letters
This study re-examines the story of the Casket Letters, allegedly written by Mary to her lover Bothwell.
A. E. MacRobert, 2002
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The Fashionable Dancer's Casket, Or, The Ball-room ...
This reproduction of a famous nineteenth-century guide to Civil War dance includes illustrations and step-by-step instructions that are perfect for the modern reenact, historian, or anyone who is interested in the history of dance.
Charles Durang, 1856
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Casket of Souls: The Nightrunner Series, Book 6The ...
The Nightrunners are back in this gripping novel full of Lynn Flewelling’s trademark action, intrigue, and richly imagined characters.
Lynn Flewelling, 2012
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CASINA. THE CASKET COMEDY.
This second volume of a new Loeb edition of all twenty-one of Plautusâe(tm)s extant comedies presents Casina, Cistellaria, Curculio, Epidicus, and Menaechmi with freshly edited texts, lively modern translations, introductions, and ample ...
Plautus, Wolfgang David Cirilo de Melo, 2011
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The Casket, Or, Flowers of Literature, Wit & Sentiment
THE. DESERTER. "Manfred's heurt was capable of being Touched. He for- got his anger in his aMi'nishiiiimt. He even doubted whether this discovery was not a contrivance uf the friar to oave Che youth."— C.istlc oj'Olranio. Travellins leisurely  ...
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The Key to the Brescia Casket: Typology and the Early ...
In The Key to the Brescia Casket, Tkacz reveals that the secret to its meaning lies in exegetical typology -- the interpretation of Old Testament people and events as prefiguring the Messiah.
Catherine Brown Tkacz, 2002
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A Brisket, A Casket
Inheriting Murray's, her uncle's Jewish deli, Gwen Silver arrives in Nashville, Tennessee to keep his legacy alive, but instead is faced with a greedy real estate developer, a hunky police detective, and a murder on Kosher Karaoke Night.
Delia Rosen, 2010
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Making Love in an Air-Conditioned Casket
Indie poetry on risky topics.
Marla Burse, Eli Brumbaugh, Mercedes Sturz, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term casket is used in the context of the following news items.
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American flag from father's casket snatched from veteran's porch in …
It has special meaning, having covered the casket of his father, Ben Greenberg, at his military funeral in 1965. On the Fourth of July, as Charles ... «The Daily Breeze, Jul 15»
2
Castle Season 8 news: Casket rumored split? Two new cast …
A recent rumor spread after TV Line released a blind item on its site that a popular television series will split up its main couple to keep the ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»
3
A 6ft inflatable dinosaur, a casket containing ashes, and a picture of …
From a 6ft inflatable dinosaur to a wooden casket containing ashes - train operator TransPennine Express has revealed its lost property ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
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Casket found by rail staff
“Luckily, we're able to return a large amount of lost goods to their rightful owners, and we were thankful to return the casket in question to its ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
5
Ask 13: Casket in Building
The casket sticks out of what looks like an old warehouse at 860 Riverside Drive. It houses home discount warehouse and Lucent Green ... «WLOS, Jul 15»
6
'Castle' season 8 spoilers – new Hayley to test Casket relationship?
According to the Latin Post, the dashing Castle will be involved or spending more time with a new character which was described in a recent ... «Vine Report, Jul 15»
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New England Casket Co. Wins 2015 Wooden Globe
“We sell to distributors who are buying in bulk,” explains Louis Tobia, Jr., the third-generation VP at New England Casket Co. and immediate ... «woodworkingnetwork.com, Jul 15»
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"Hallways" gets creative in weird spaces at Casket Arts
When Preston Drum was asked by Russ White, an artist at the Casket Arts Building, to help curate a show for the space, his first surprise was ... «City Pages, Jul 15»
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Fenian leader's casket to go on public display
The casket which carried the body of Irish Fenian leader Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa home from the US has been restored and will go on ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»
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A cremation casket full of ashes among items left by rail passengers
That's what happened on one First TransPennine train when bemused staff found a casket containing someone's ashes! It was just one of the ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jun 15»

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