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Definitions for Urn

[1] a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
[2] a vase for holding the ashes of the cremated dead.
[3] a large metal container with a spigot, used for making or serving tea or coffee in quantity.
[4] Botany . the spore-bearing part of the capsule of a moss, between lid and seta.
[5] a vaselike receptacle or vessel, esp a large bulbous one with a foot
[6] a vase used as a receptacle for the ashes of the dead
[7] a large vessel, usually of metal, with a tap, used for making and holding tea, coffee, etc
[8] botany the spore-producing capsule of a moss

Words related to Urn

container, pot, jar, vase, ossuary, pitcher, ewer, capsule, cistern, vessel, samovar

Words nearby Urn

urinoscopy, urinous, url, urmia, urmston, urn, urnfield, urning, uro-, urobilin, urobilinemia

Origin of Urn

1325–75; Middle English urne < Latin urna earthen vessel for ashes, water, etc., akin to urceus pitcher, Greek hýrchē jar

Words that may be confused with Urn

earn, urn

Other words from Urn

urn·like , adjective

Word origin for Urn

C14: from Latin ūrna; related to Latin ūrere to burn, urceus pitcher, Greek hurkhē jar

Synonyms for Urn

container, jar, pot, vase