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The definition of vault

10 Definitions of: vault

    1. noun, an arched structure that forms a roof or ceiling
    2. noun, a room, esp a cellar, having an arched roof down to floor level
    3. noun, a burial chamber, esp when underground
    4. noun, a strongroom for the safe-deposit and storage of valuables
    5. noun, an underground room or part of such a room, used for the storage of wine, food, etc
    6. noun, anatomy any arched or domed bodily cavity or space
    7. noun, something suggestive of an arched structure, as the sky
    8. verb, to furnish with or as if with an arched roof
    9. verb, to construct in the shape of a vault
    10. verb, to curve, arch, or bend in the shape of a vault
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    1. verb, to spring over (an object), esp with the aid of a long pole or with the hands resting on the object
    2. verb, to do, achieve, or attain something as if by a leap
    3. verb, dressage to perform or cause to perform a curvet
    4. noun, the act of vaulting
    5. noun, dressage a low leap; curvet
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Synonyms: spring, strongroom, repository, depository, crypt, tomb, catacomb, cellar, mausoleum, charnel house And more...
 

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