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Burrow
see synonyms of burrowNoun
Verb
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Burrow
see synonyms of burrownoun
1.
a hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a rabbit, fox, or other small animal, for habitation or shelter
2.
a small snug place affording shelter or retreat
verb
3.
to dig (a burrow) in, through, or under (ground)
4. (intransitive; often foll by through)
to move through by or as by digging
to burrow through the forest
5. (intransitive)
to hide or live in a burrow
6. (intransitive)
to delve deeply
he burrowed into his pockets
7.
to hide (oneself)
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Burrow
see synonyms of burrow noun
1.
a hole or tunnel dug in the ground by an animal
2.
any similar passage or hole for shelter, refuge, etc.
verb intransitive
3.
to make a burrow; dig (in, into, under, etc.)
4.
to live or hide in or as in a burrow
5.
to delve or search, as if by digging
verb transitive
6.
to make burrows in (the ground)
7.
to make by burrowing
8.
to hide or shelter in or as in a burrow
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Burrow
see synonyms of burrown.
1. A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal, such as a rabbit or mole, for habitation or refuge.
2. A narrow or snug place.
v.bur·rowed, bur·row·ing, bur·rows
v.intr.
1.
a. To dig a hole or tunnel for habitation or refuge.
b. To live or hide in such a place.
2. To move or progress by or as if by digging or tunneling:"Suddenly the tn is burrowing through the pinewoods"(William Styron).
v.tr.
1. To make by or as if by tunneling.
2. To dig a hole or tunnel in or through.
3. Arcc To hide in or as if in a burrow.
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