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(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited

(noun) a building or chamber in which bodies or bones are deposited

(verb) to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes; sparkle / (verb) to be brilliant or showy in technique or style

(noun) a plant (as a fruit tree) trained to grow flat against a support (as a wall) / (noun) a railing or trellis on which fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow flat / (verb) to train as an espalier / (verb) to furnish with an espalier

unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

translucently clear

loud, reverberating, and often melancholy

(noun) a division or split in a group or union; schism / (noun) an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting; the state of being cut, divided, or split

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)

(adjective) shut off from the light; dark murky / (adjective) hard to understand; obscure / (adjective) causing gloom

(adjective) shut off from the light; dark murky / (adjective) hard to understand; obscure / (adjective) causing gloom

causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep