bury

Speech parts

1. bury - Noun

2. bury - Verb

3. Bury - Proper noun

Meaning

A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's

A manor house; a castle.

To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over, or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury the face in the hands.

Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.

To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as, to bury strife.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inter inhume cover hide sink forget conceal swallow overwhelm repress immerse entomb eat up swallow up lay to rest

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Antonyms

telegraph show song burrow ferret radiograph

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Hypernyms

plant lay hide fix deposit conceal

Hyponyms

set suppress repress countersink unlearn

Phrases with the word

bury the hatchet bury head in the sand bury one's head in the sand carry me out and bury me decently bury the hatchet with bury six feet deep

Derivatives

buried burying

Anagrams

ruby

Examples

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. Herodotus

A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines. Frank Lloyd Wright

Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you! Nikita Khrushchev

Bury me on my feet, I have spent my entire life on my knees. Gypsy Proverb

Who kills has to bury. Estonian Proverb

You have to dig deep to bury your daddy. Gypsy Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Burwell Burwick Burwood bury a quaker bury again bury at sea