bury
noun
1. (obsolete) A burrow.
2. A borough; a manor
verb
1. cover from sight
Definition categories: perception, conceal, hide
2. place in a grave or tomb
Similar word(s): entomb, inhume, inter
Definition categories: social, lay, repose
3. place in the earth and cover with soil
Definition categories: contact, deposit, fix, posit, situate
4. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Similar word(s): immerse, swallow
Definition categories: contact, enclose, inclose
5. embed deeply
Similar word(s): sink
Definition categories: contact, embed, engraft, imbed, implant, plant
6. dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
Similar word(s): forget
Definition categories: cognition
Sentences with bury as a verb:
- bury a bone;