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say it: KA-skuht
casket is a noun and verb meaning "box in which a corpse is buried or cremated". It carries 3 recorded senses.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables
enclose in a casket
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for casket come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.