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noun
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
British
- a natural body of running water smaller than a river //the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorseSynonyms
burro
plural burros
Definition
- : donkey sense 1 //The farm boasted an array of animals including goats, a burro, geese, ducks, chickens and an Irish water spaniel named Mr. Dooley … — Dorothy and John Tarrantespecially : a small donkey used as a pack animal //… bought a burro on which to pack their kit. — Frank Norris //Figures darker than the gloom approached and took shape, and in the light turned out to be those of a white man and a heavily packed burro. — Zane Grey
Examples
- //used a burro to carry the supplies
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Spanish, irregular from borrico, from Late Latin burricus small horsebury
buried; burying
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth //cultures that bury their deadespecially : to inter with funeral ceremonies //was buried with full military honors
- : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth //a dog burying a bone //buried treasure: to cover from view //buried her face in her hands //Their car was buried under the snow.
- : to have done with //burying their differences: to conceal in obscurity st-header'>Synonymous Phrases
Near Antonyms
noun
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
British
- a natural body of running water smaller than a river //the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorseSynonyms
burro
plural burros
Definition
- : donkey sense 1 //The farm boasted an array of animals including goats, a burro, geese, ducks, chickens and an Irish water spaniel named Mr. Dooley … — Dorothy and John Tarrantespecially : a small donkey used as a pack animal //… bought a burro on which to pack their kit. — Frank Norris //Figures darker than the gloom approached and took shape, and in the light turned out to be those of a white man and a heavily packed burro. — Zane Grey
Examples
- //used a burro to carry the supplies
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Spanish, irregular from borrico, from Late Latin burricus small horsebury
buried; burying
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth //cultures that bury their deadespecially : to inter with funeral ceremonies //was buried with full military honors
- : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth //a dog burying a bone //buried treasure: to cover from view //buried her face in her hands //Their car was buried under the snow.
- : to have done with //burying their differences: to conceal in obscurity st-header'>Synonymous Phrases
Near Antonyms
noun
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
British
- a natural body of running water smaller than a river //the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorseSynonyms
burro
plural burros
Definition
- : donkey sense 1 //The farm boasted an array of animals including goats, a burro, geese, ducks, chickens and an Irish water spaniel named Mr. Dooley … — Dorothy and John Tarrantespecially : a small donkey used as a pack animal //… bought a burro on which to pack their kit. — Frank Norris //Figures darker than the gloom approached and took shape, and in the light turned out to be those of a white man and a heavily packed burro. — Zane Grey
Examples
- //used a burro to carry the supplies
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Spanish, irregular from borrico, from Late Latin burricus small horsebury
buried; burying
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth //cultures that bury their deadespecially : to inter with funeral ceremonies //was buried with full military honors
- : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth //a dog burying a bone //buried treasure: to cover from view //buried her face in her hands //Their car was buried under the snow.
- : to have done with //burying their differences: to conceal in obscurity st-header'>Synonymous Phrases
Near Antonyms
noun
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
British
- a natural body of running water smaller than a river //the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorseSynonyms
burro
plural burros
Definition
- : donkey sense 1 //The farm boasted an array of animals including goats, a burro, geese, ducks, chickens and an Irish water spaniel named Mr. Dooley … — Dorothy and John Tarrantespecially : a small donkey used as a pack animal //… bought a burro on which to pack their kit. — Frank Norris //Figures darker than the gloom approached and took shape, and in the light turned out to be those of a white man and a heavily packed burro. — Zane Grey
Examples
- //used a burro to carry the supplies
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Spanish, irregular from borrico, from Late Latin burricus small horsebury
buried; burying
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth //cultures that bury their deadespecially : to inter with funeral ceremonies //was buried with full military honors
- : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth //a dog burying a bone //buried treasure: to cover from view //buried her face in her hands //Their car was buried under the snow.
- : to have done with //burying their differences: to conceal in obscurity st-header'>Synonymous Phrases
Near Antonyms
noun
Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
British
- a natural body of running water smaller than a river //the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorseSynonyms
burro
plural burros
Definition
- : donkey sense 1 //The farm boasted an array of animals including goats, a burro, geese, ducks, chickens and an Irish water spaniel named Mr. Dooley … — Dorothy and John Tarrantespecially : a small donkey used as a pack animal //… bought a burro on which to pack their kit. — Frank Norris //Figures darker than the gloom approached and took shape, and in the light turned out to be those of a white man and a heavily packed burro. — Zane Grey
Examples
- //used a burro to carry the supplies
First Known Use
1775, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Spanish, irregular from borrico, from Late Latin burricus small horsebury
buried; burying
Definition
- transitive verb
- : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth //cultures that bury their deadespecially : to inter with funeral ceremonies //was buried with full military honors
- : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth //a dog burying a bone //buried treasure: to cover from view //buried her face in her hands //Their car was buried under the snow.
- : to have done with //burying their differences: to conceal in obscurity
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