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bury
[ ber-ee ]
/ ĖbÉr i /
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verb (used with object), burĀ·ied, burĀ·yĀ·ing.
noun, plural burĀ·ies.
Nautical. housing1 (def. 8a, b).
OTHER WORDS FOR bury
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Idioms about bury
bury one's head in the sand, to avoid reality; ignore the facts of a situation: You cannot continue to bury your head in the sandāyou must learn to face facts.
bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited.
Origin of bury
First recorded before 1000; Middle English berien, buryen, Old English byrgan āto bury, concealā; akin to Old English beorgan āto hide, protect, preserveā; cognate with Dutch, German bergen, Gothic bairgan, Old Norse bjarga
OTHER WORDS FROM bury
reĀ·burĀ·y, verb (used with object), reĀ·burĀ·ied, reĀ·burĀ·yĀ·ing.WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bury
berry, buryWords nearby bury
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How to use bury in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bury (1 of 2)
bury
/ (ĖbÉrÉŖ) /
verb buries, burying or buried (tr)
Word Origin for bury
Old English byrgan to bury, hide; related to Old Norse bjarga to save, preserve, Old English beorgan to defend
British Dictionary definitions for bury (2 of 2)
Bury
/ (ĖbÉrÉŖ) /
noun
a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester: an early textile centre. Pop: 60Ā 178 (2001)
a unitary authority in NW England, in Greater Manchester. Pop: 181Ā 900 (2003 est). Area: 99 sq km (38 sq miles)
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