Dictionary Check: buried
"buried" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
adjective
placed in a grave
Example:
"the hastily buried corpses"
verb
cover from sight
Example:
"Afghani women buried under their burkas"
verb
place in a grave or tomb
Example:
"Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"
verb
place in the earth and cover with soil
Example:
"They buried the stolen goods"
verb
enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
Example:
"The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter"
verb
embed deeply
Example:
"She sank her fingers into the soft sand"
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