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# urn

noun (an urn, urns)

«urn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#m1)
2. An urn is also a large metal container with a tap, used for making and serving tea or coffee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#m2)

### In the lessons

In church life and family loss, ashes may be kept in an urn after cremation. At school fetes and church halls, a tea urn keeps water hot. Phrases: a tea urn, an urn of ashes.

### Examples

- Grandpa's ashes are in an urn on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#x1)
- The church hall has a big tea urn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#x2)
- The ancient Greeks made beautiful urns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#x3)
- Be careful, the urn is hot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#x4)
- The urn was filled with flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#x5)
- We poured tea from the urn at the fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#x6)
- When all was consumed the bones of Patroclus were carefully collected and inclosed in a golden urn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Homophone: «earn» (to get money for work). Safety: tea urns are very hot.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «urn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«urn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/urn.html) on Mova free.