Definition for Urn:

• urn, n. a rounded or angular vase having a foot, a water vessel, an electoral vase, a tea-urn, & c.: a vessel in which the ashes of the dead were anciently deposited, hence the grave.-- v.t. to enclose in an urn.-- adj. URN'AL.-- n. URN'FUL, as much as an urn will hold.-- adj. URN'- SHAPED, having the shape of an urn. [ L. urna, an urn-- ur[) e]re, to burn.]

Synonyms for Urn:

• n.

  •
  • bury,
  • Ashes,
  • box,
  • burial,
  • bier,
  • cremate,
  • cortege,
  • casket,
  • cremains,
  • coffin.
  •
  • churn,
  • casserole,
  • cake tin,
  • cauldron,
  • deep fryer,
  • billy,
  • coffeepot,
  • cookie sheet,
  • cake pan.
  •
  • tub.
  •artifact (noun)
  • urn.
  •bottle (noun)
  • phial,
  • dead soldier,
  • cruet,
  • glass,
  • carafe,
  • vials,
  • cruets,
  • vacuum bottle,
  • phials,
  • carafes.
  •bowl (noun)
  • deep dishes.
  •container (noun)
  • ewer.
  •flask (noun)
  • re torts,
  • re-tort,
  • re tort,
  • flaskets,
  • re-torts.
  •pot (noun)
  • cuspidor,
  • boiler,
  • teapot,
  • teakettle,
  • flowerpot,
  • caldron,
  • kettle.
  •vase (noun)
  • jardinieres,
  • kraters,
  • flower holders.
  •vessel (noun)
  • funerary urn,
  • cinerary urn.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • jar,
  • window box,
  • cold frame,
  • hanging basket,
  • terrarium.
  •
  • cloche,
  • planter.

Paraphrases for Urn:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    jar.

Urn Sentence Examples:

• She blushed in her turn, stammered, and took refuge behind her coffee - urn.

• And - Lynda came around the table and paused as she was about to go out of the room I wonder if she could pass the coffee - urn test, on a pinch?

Homophones for Urn:

• earn, erne.

Hypernym for Urn:

• n.

  • artifact
    samovar, tea urn, coffee urn.

Hyponym for Urn:

• n.

  • artifact
    vase, pot.