English dictionary

pyre

/'p/aI//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite

noun.group

Synonyms funeral pyre

Source: WordNet 3.0
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.

noun

Source: webster1913