bury

Words with a similar base: bury

'bury'

[bury.v.01] as in: cover from sight

Examples:
Afghani women buried under their burkas

'bury'

[bury.v.02] as in: place in a grave or tomb

Examples:
Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday

'bury'

[bury.v.03] as in: place in the earth and cover with soil

Examples:
They buried the stolen goods

'bury'

[immerse.v.03] as in: enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

Examples:
The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

'bury'

[bury.v.05] as in: embed deeply

Examples:
She sank her fingers into the soft sand
He buried his head in her lap

'bury'

[forget.v.01] as in: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

Examples:
I tried to bury these unpleasant memories

Origins

					bury (English)
└── burien (Middle English (1100-1500))

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