The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word URN , but the solution may also be OSSUARY which is one of the most recent solution (2001 in New York Times).
Burial receptacle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| URN | 50 % | 3 |
| OSSUARY | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Burial receptacle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ossuary
- urn
- sepulchral
- cist
- repository
- sepulcher
- sepulchre
- file
- casket
- coffin
- disposal
- ghoul
Crossword Answer definitions
URN noun- A vase with a footed base.
- A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee.
- A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person.
- Any place of burial; the grave.
- A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.
- A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.
- To place in an urn.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result URN
- Vessel
- Mantle piece
- Vessel in a Keats poem
- Coffee server
- Pour thing
- Subject for Keats
- Hot drink dispenser
- Flower holder
- Samovar
- Decaf container