hearse Synonyms
hearse Meaning
hearse (n)
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
hearse (n.)
A hind in the year of its age.
A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also, a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a church, under which the coffin was placed during the funeral ceremonies.
A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument.
A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave.
A carriage specially adapted or used for conveying the dead to the grave.
hearse (v. t.)
To inclose in a hearse; to entomb.
hearse Sentence Examples
- The long, black hearse slowly made its way through the somber crowd.
- The sound of the approaching hearse sent shivers down their spines.
- Inside the dimly lit hearse, the silence was deafening.
- The funeral procession paused as the hearse approached the cemetery gates.
- The weight of the hearse seemed to press down on the mourners.
- The hearse driver meticulously maneuvered the vehicle through the narrow streets.
- The smell of flowers and incense wafted from the open hearse door.
- The hearse disappeared into the distance, leaving behind a trail of grief and sorrow.
- The town's only hearse was in constant demand during the influenza epidemic.
- The elaborate hearse signaled the wealth and status of the deceased.
FAQs About the word hearse
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicleA hind in the year of its age., A framework o
inter, bury, tomb, lay, hide,entomb, put away, shade, immure, inhume
reveal, exhibit, unearth, discover, display, discover, exhume, unearth, show, disinter
The long, black hearse slowly made its way through the somber crowd.
The sound of the approaching hearse sent shivers down their spines.
Inside the dimly lit hearse, the silence was deafening.
The funeral procession paused as the hearse approached the cemetery gates.
