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"
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verb

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

Example: "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
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