Dictionary Check: bury
"bury" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
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"
verb
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
Example:
"I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
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