Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charnel house

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
char-nel -house
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

charnel houses (plural) charnel-house (alternative) charnelhouse (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

deadhouse morgue mortuary

Synonyms

crypt ossuary charnel

Questions

What does charnel house mean?
A vault or other building in which the bones of the dead are stored.

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