1) Ambush 2) Basement 3) Cellar 4) Tomb
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1) Burial chamber 2) Burial place 3) Burial vault 4) Catacomb 5) Cellar 6) Cemetery cell 7) Cemetery feature 8) Chamber in a vampire movie 9) Classic horror film locale 10) Dead room 11) Eerie meeting site 12) Final resting place 13) Grave 14) Last resting place 15) Mauseoleum 16) Mausoleum 17) Mummy''s place
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• (n.) A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean chapel or oratory. • (n.) A simple gland, glandular cavity, or tube; a follicle; as, the crypts of Lieberk/hn, the simple tubular glands of the small intestines.
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A vaulted chamber made to house graves and relics, generally located beneath the chancel. Many crypts were very large, to allow numbers of pilgrims access.
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vault or subterranean chamber, usually under a church floor. In Latin, crypta designated any vaulted building partially or entirely below the ground ...
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an underground, or semi-underground area, usually at the east end of a church
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In architecture, a vaulted structure under a church used for burial. The first crypts were subterranean chapels in the catacombs. They were most common between the 6th and 13th centuries. One of the...
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A small underground chamber that might be constructed, as a part of a chapel or monastery. These were used for the display of relics belonging to, or of, a saint or as a burial vault for members of a wealthy family. These include Hexham Abbey and Bamburgh Church, Northumberland, of the two types given above.
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<pathology> Deep pit that protrudes down into the connective tissue surrounding the small intestine. The epithelium at the base of the crypt is the site of stem cell proliferation and the differentiated cells move upwards and are shed 3-5 days later at the tips of the villi. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(kript) a blind pit or tube on a free surface. anal crypts furrows, with pouchlike recesses at the lower end, separating the rectal columns; called also anal sinuses. crypts of Lieberkühn intestinal glands on the surface of the intestinal mucous membrane. ...
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Underground chamber or vault, usually beneath the presbytery of a church and used for burial or sometimes as an oratory.
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Deep pit that protrudes down into the connective tissue surrounding the small intestine. The epithelium at the base of the crypt is the site of stem cell proliferation and the differentiated cells move upwards and are shed 3-5 days later at the tips of the villi.
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Crypt (krĭpt)
noun [ Latin
crypta vault, crypt, Greek
kry`pth , from
kry`ptein to hide. See
Grot ,
Grotto .]
1. A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a subterranean ch...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kript Definitions: 1. A pitlike depression or tubular recess. Synonyms: crypta
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Crypt: In anatomy, a crypt is variously a blind alley, a tube with no exit, a depression, or a pit -- in an otherwise fairly flat surface. Cryptic in the case of the tonsils refer to the tonsillar crypts which are little pitlike depressions in the tonsils. The words crypt and cryptic come from the Greek 'kryptos' meaning hidden or concealed. Thus, ...
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An underground chamber for relics or tombs.
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A crypt was originally a subterranean cell or cave, especially one constructed for sepulchre, the term is now used for a chamber or compartment under a church or public building. In early Christian churches it was usually built to hold a saint's tomb or the relics of saints. A crypt is usually set apart for monumental purposes, but is sometimes use...
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A crypt is a chamber beneath the main floor of a church, usually containing graves or relics. It is typically vaulted, and wholly or partly underground. In medieval churches, it was usually under the apse.
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n] - a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
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crypt, cryptal 1. A hidden vault. 2. Various recesses, glandular cavities, etc. in the body; such as, tonsillar crypts.
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Area underneath a church.
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Underground room, usually at E end of church.
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noun a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
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a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc. · a slender pit or recess; a small glandular cavity.
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