bury meaning
UK /ˈbɛri/ US /ˈbɛri/ 2 syllables
bury (verb): cover from sight.
bury has 6 meanings in this dictionary.
bury as a verb
- cover from sight
- Afghani women buried under their burkas
Type of: hide
- place in a grave or tomb
- Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square
- The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids
- My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday
Synonyms: entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest
Type of: lay
Related forms: burial
- place in the earth and cover with soil
- They buried the stolen goods
Type of: situate
Related forms: burial
- enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
- The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter
Synonyms: immerse, swallow, swallow up, eat up
Type of: enclose
- embed deeply
- She sank her fingers into the soft sand
- He buried his head in her lap
Synonyms: sink
Type of: implant
Kinds: set
- dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
- I tried to bury these unpleasant memories
Synonyms: forget
How to pronounce bury
bury is pronounced /ˈbɛri/ in British English and /ˈbɛri/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Words that rhyme with bury
Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in RY · 4-letter words
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