Definition of CREMATORY

crematory

Meanings

Plural: crematories

Noun

  • a mortuary where corpses are cremated
  • a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
  • The establishment or furnace that cremates bodies.

Adj

  • Pertaining to the act of cremating bodies.

Origin / Etymology

From cremate + -ory.

Synonyms

cremation chamber, crematorium

Scrabble Score: 16

crematory is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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