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burrow
to dig a tunnel or shelter in the ground
Synonyms
- dig
- tunnel
- excavate
Antonyms
- surface
- emerge
burrow in a sentence
The rabbit burrowed beneath the fence to make a safe den.
The mole used its strong front paws to burrow under the garden.
Where it comes from
From Middle English borwe 'animal's shelter'
Memory hook
A BURROW is a BURIED ROW of tunnel space.
Read it in context
- Beneath the Green Canopy Nature