All vault synonyms
vault
V v noun vault
- cerecloth β waxed waterproof cloth of a kind formerly used as a shroud
- oubliette β a secret dungeon with an opening only in the ceiling, as in certain old castles.
- cerement β any burial clothes
- necropolis β a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- catenary β the curve assumed by a heavy uniform flexible cord hanging freely from two points. When symmetrical about the y-axis and intersecting it at y = a, the equation is y = a cosh x/a
- camber β A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
- cerements β Plural form of cerement.
- firmament β the vault of heaven; sky.
- gambade β a spring or leap by a horse.
- helix β a spiral.
- ogee β a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- curvation β the action of curving or bending
- handspring β an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- golgotha β a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; Calvary.
- museum β a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
- closet β A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
- basement β The basement of a building is a floor built partly or completely below ground level.
- money box β a cashbox.
- ambry β a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
- dome β Architecture. a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions. a domical roof or ceiling. a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- curlicue β Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- mausoleum β a stately and magnificent tomb.
- charnel β ghastly; sepulchral; deathly
- cupola β A cupola is a roof or part of a roof that is shaped like a dome.
- god's acre β a cemetery, especially one adjacent to a church; churchyard.
- leapfrogging β Present participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrog β a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- boot hill β a cemetery of a frontier settlement, especially one in which gunfighters were buried.
- celestial sphere β an imaginary sphere of infinitely large radius enclosing the universe so that all celestial bodies appear to be projected onto its surface
- flexure β the act of flexing or bending.
- halfmoon β the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated.
- exchequer β A royal or national treasury.
- capriole β a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
- cellar β A cellar is a room underneath a building, which is often used for storing things in.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
verb vault
- weltering β to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea.
- cartwheel β If you do a cartwheel, you do a fast, circular movement with your body. You fall sideways, put your hands on the ground, swing your legs over, and return to a standing position.
- escalade β The scaling of fortified walls using ladders, as a form of military attack.
- dive β to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- negotiate β to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- leap β to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump: to leap over a ditch.
- hurdle β a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- ford β Elizabeth Bloomer ("Betty") 1918β2011, U.S. First Lady 1974β77 (wife of Gerald R. Ford).
- bestrid β to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- crested β A crested bird is a bird that has a crest on its head.
- bestride β To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it.