Hypernym

noun

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

mortuary 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Synonyms

morgue 1
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
dead room 1
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

Derivationally related form

adjective

of or relating to a funeral

adjective

of or relating to or characteristic of death

Hyponym

noun

a mortuary where corpses are cremated

noun

a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects