- pronunciation:
- be
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
buries, burying, buried |
| definition 1: |
to cover in the ground with dirt.
The dog buried its bone in the flower garden.
- similar words:
- plant
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| definition 2: |
to put (a dead body) in the ground, or into the water at sea.
When our grandmother died, we buried her next to our grandfather.- similar words:
- sink
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Are you looking for the word
berry (a fruit)? Some people say
bury and
berry in exactly the same way, but these two words have different meanings.