cremains
What urns hold
Cremains is a funeral industry term blending *cremated* and *remains*—theite and powite fragments left after a body is cremated.
The word offers a gentler alternative to *ashes*, which isn't technically accurate since cremation producesite chips, not ash.
The family scattered her cremains at sea.
Structure housing cremated remains
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- intermentPutting a body underground
- nicheRecessed wall space
- cemeteryPlace for interring remains
Decorative container for ashes
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- glass artDecorative work in silica
diamond · tattoo ink · tree planting · vinyl record · fireworks · portrait · locket · ring
Decorative container for ashes
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- calcinedHeated past decomposition
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
- pulverizedMade into powder
residue · bone fragments · processed · rendering · reduction · oxidation · calcium · calcium phosphate
Service honoring the dead
- serviceAid or maintenance
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- mortuaryFacility housing corpses
- morticianFuneral home professional
funeral director · death certificate · permit · container · transfer · viewing · celebration of life · gathering
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
sympathy · healing · closure · remembrance · solace · grieving · goodbye · farewell
columbarium
Structure housing cremated remains
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- intermentPutting a body underground
- nicheRecessed wall space
urn
Decorative container for ashes
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
glass art · diamond · tattoo ink · tree planting · vinyl record · fireworks · portrait · locket · ring · bracelet
urn
Decorative container for ashes
- incinerationBurning waste to ash
- calcinedHeated past decomposition
- powderedCrushed to fine particles
pulverized · residue · bone fragments · processed · rendering · reduction · oxidation · calcium · calcium phosphate · calcium phosphate
funeral
Service honoring the dead
mortician · funeral director · death certificate · permit · container · transfer · viewing · celebration of life · gathering · wake
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
condolences · sympathy · healing · closure · remembrance · solace · grieving · goodbye · farewell · letting go
- funeral customsburial, funeral, funeral procession, casket, mourning
- funeralsfuneral, burial, casket, coffin, funeral homes
- cemeterygrave, headstone, headstones, graves, tombstone
- ashash, ashes, ashy, ashen, wood ash
- death carefuneral, burial, casket, coffin, hearse
- funeralfuneral, burial, funeral home, funeral director, casket
cremainscorpse
Deceased human body
cadaver · whole · embalmed body · body · flesh
remains, cremation, crematory, crematorium, cremated, cremating, cremator