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verb (used with object)
1.
to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
2.
to put (a corpse) in the ground or a vault, or into the sea, often with ceremony: They buried the sailor with full military honors.
3.
to plunge in deeply; cause to sink in: to bury an arrow in a target.
4.
to cover in order to conceal from sight: She buried the card in the deck.
5.
EXPANDto immerse (oneself): He buried himself in his work.
noun
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Nautical. housing1 (def. 8a, b).
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Buries
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
9.
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 sand—you must learn to face facts.
10.
bury the hatchet, to become reconciled or reunited.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English berien, buryen, Old English byrgan to bury, conceal; akin to Old English beorgan to hide, protect, preserve; cognate with Dutch, German bergen, Gothic bairgan, Old Norse bjarga
before 1000; Middle English berien, buryen, Old English byrgan to bury, conceal; akin to Old English beorgan to hide, protect, preserve; cognate with Dutch, German bergen, Gothic bairgan, Old Norse bjarga
Related forms
half-bur·ied, adjective
re·bur·y, verb (used with object), -bur·ied, -bur·y·ing.
un·bur·ied, adjective
well-bur·ied, adjective
Synonyms
2. inter, entomb, inhume. 4. hide, secrete.
2. inter, entomb, inhume. 4. hide, secrete.
Antonyms
2. disinter, exhume. 4. uncover.
2. disinter, exhume. 4. uncover.
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Word Origin & History
bury
O.E. byrgan "to raise a mound, hide, bury, inter," akin to beorgan "to shelter," from P.Gmc. *burzjanan "protection, shelter" (cf. O.N. bjarga, Sw. berga, Ger. bergen, Goth. bairgan "to save, preserve"), from PIE base *bhergh- "protect, preserve" (cf. O.C.S. brego "I preserve, guard"). The O.E. -y- was
EXPANDa short "oo" sound, like modern Fr. -u-. It normally transformed into Mod.Eng. -i- (cf. bridge, kiss, listen, sister), but in bury and a few other words (merry, knell) it retains a Kentish change to "e" that took place in the late O.E. period. In the West Midlands, meanwhile, the O.E. -y- sound persisted, slightly modified over time, giving the standard modern pronunciation of blush, much, church.
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